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Conservationists are working hard to protect the breeding grounds of sea turtles. conservation programme – an organised plan to protect a specific natural area or aspect of the natural environment.




  1. Next year I’m planning to volunteer on a conservation programme in Spain which researches dolphins.

Collocations:

    1. wildlife conservation – the protection of wildlife.




    1. nature conservation – work that protects natural resources including wildlife, rivers, forests and other natural landscapes.

    2. energy conservation – the effort made to use less energy.



Environment Vocabulary Pronunciation
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Environment Vocabulary Set 2: The natural world – wildlife, plant life & habitats


wildlife – animals that live in the wild in natural conditions. Birds, fish and insects are often included in the definition.



  1. Every evening, a wide variety of wildlife came to the waterhole to drink. local wildlife – the wildlife to be found in a particular area.

  2. The children did a school project on their local wildlife.



native wildlife – wildlife that naturally lives in a particular area and is not there as a result of human intervention.

When cats were introduced to the island, they hunted the native wildlife and cause a rapid decline in many species.




creature – any living thing that can move independently.

There are some fascinating creatures living in the deep ocean that we know hardly anything about.




fauna – the animals of a particular region or habitat.



  1. The group of scientists lived in tents while studying the fauna of the remote mountain region.



flora – the plants of a particular region or habitat.



  1. Much of the native flora of Australia isn’t found naturally anywhere else in the world.



vegetation – the collective name for all the plants growing in a particular place or area.



  1. Tropical regions are known for their dense vegetation.



species – a group of animals or plants that have similar characteristics and can reproduce together.

  1. Lions are a species of wild cat.



Collocations:

    1. endangered species – a species that is in serious danger of extinction.




    1. threatened species – a species that is likely to become endangered in the near future.




    1. rare species – an uncommon or scarce species.

    2. protected species – a species which it is forbidden to harm by law.

    3. extinct species – a species of which there are no more alive.



ecosystem – all the living things in an environment and the complex relationship between each of them and that environment.



  1. Coral reefs have a delicately balanced ecosystem which can be seriously damaged by overfishing.



Collocations:



    1. delicately balanced ecosystem – an ecosystem where the loss of a key species, or several significant species, can seriously affect it.




    1. fragile ecosystem – an ecosystem that does not adapt easily to change and is easily destroyed by human or physical impact.

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Mother Nature – nature or weather considered as a force that controls all living things.



  1. It’s far better to try and work with Mother Nature than again it. diverse – varied and very different from one another.




  1. They were able to grow a diverse range of crops in the rich, fertile soil. biodiversity – the variety of animal and plant life found in a particular place. It is important to preserve biodiversity in order to protect our ecosystems.

Collocation:



  1. loss of biodiversity – when species become extinct in an area and there is no longer such a great variety of species.



ecology – the relationship between animals, plants, people and their environment in a particular area, or the study of this.



  1. Ben studied the coastal ecology of Lundy Island in his final year at university. habitat – the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism.




  1. The loss of their natural habitat through deforestation is a serious threat to the orang utan in Borneo.



to inhabit – to live in a certain place.

  1. The rainforest is inhabited by many different species of monkey.

natural surroundings – the habitat in which a species would naturally live.



  1. The best thing about going on safari is seeing the animals in their natural surroundings rather than caged up in a zoo.



to adapt – to change or adjust in response to new conditions.



  1. With the loss of large areas of countryside to housing development, foxes have had to adapt to living in towns.



to evolve – change or develop gradually.

  1. Scientists now believe that humans evolved from apes.



evolution – the process by which living things slowly change and develop over a long period of time.



  1. The theory of evolution states that all life on Earth today evolved over millions of years from simple organisms.



thrive – to grow and develop well or quickly.



  1. The leopard seal is well adapted to the cold and thrives in the fish-rich waters of the Arctic.



marine – related to or found in the sea.




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