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reputation
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opinion other people have about you
unique
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special in some way, different
obtain
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get sth
fierce
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behaving aggressively
natural habitat
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preferred natural place for living or breeding
game reserves/parks
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areas where animals are protected from hunting
bird sanctuary
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protected area for birds to live
animal shelter
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shelter for animals
drought
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period when there is no rain
blood sports
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sports in which purpose is to kill or injure animals
the fur trade
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hunting animals and selling their real fur
poachers
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people who hunt animals illegally
the ivory trade
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the trade of elephants tusks
animal rights activists
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activists that fight for animal lives
to spook
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to frighten
shrinking habitats
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places where animals live getting smaller and smaller
endangered species
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animals that are in danger of extinction
global warming
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steady rise in global temperatures
climatic changes
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changes in the climate
carbon dioxide emission
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gas from factories, cars
fossil fuels
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coal, oil fuels
greenhouse effect
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warming of earth surface caused by pollution
outlast
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live longer than sth else
exert severe pressure on
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to put a lot of pressure on sth
finite resources
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limited resources
ecological balance
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balance of natural relationships in environment
deforestation
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destruction/ clearing of forests
demographic projection
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forecasts about the population
the worst case scenario
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the worst possibility
pristine environments
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perfect, untouched environments
green credentials
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reputation for positive support of the environment
prophets of doom and gloom
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people who always make the most depressing forecast for future
sustainable development
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development of industries that doesn’t threaten environment
piecemeal conservation
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carrying out conservation with no set plan
wilderness
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area unhabitated by humans, wild
to vanish
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to disappear
doubt
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feeling of uncertainty
handful
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small number (of people, things)
remaining
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left (money)
extend
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become longer (neck)
exclude
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intentionally not include
to secure
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to make sure it’s safe
untamed
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left in natural/ wild state(horse)
stronghold
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safe place
endangered
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in danger of extinction
conservation
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protection of plants and animals
degradation
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process of changing into a worse condition
compensation
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money given for sth lost or damaged
extinction
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situation where animal no longer exists
prevent
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stop from happening
enforce
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make people obey the law
fragile
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easily damaged, broken
widespread
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common
logging
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activity of cutting down trees
await
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wait for sth

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