National Geographic | Endangered Species | BBC Documentary (video)

National Wildlife Federation:

The text explains what endangered species are and the role of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in protecting them. It highlights the criteria used to list species as endangered or threatened, the importance of conserving biodiversity, and the protections provided by federal law.

World Wide Fund for Nature

Protecting species:

The WWF source shows what their efforts are to protect different species and what work they are doing to try to maintain and help different species that are in critical danger of extinction.

1. Endangered species

2. Threatened species

3. Critical habitat

4. Listed species

5. Candidate species

6. Extinction

7. Species protections

8. Habitat degradation

9. Take (includes harass, harm, pursue, etc.)

10. Breeding activities

11. Behavioral activities

12. Ecosystem

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14. Habitat destruction

15. Over-consumption

16. Disease

17. Predation

18. Man-made threats

19. Regulations

20. 
    

21. Delisted species

22. Vital populations

23. Conservation success stories

1. Repercussion

2. Dilemma

3. Overcome

4. Akward

5. Egregious

6. Abysmal

7. Alarming

8. Devastating

9. Tackle

10. Feasible

    Phrasal verbs:

    1. Look up to

    2. Figure out

    3. Break out of

    4. Hold on to

    5. live up to

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