The night-walkers of Uganda

 
conservationist
swarm
unique
pest 
 
litter 
 
graffiti
 
infrastructure
1. For example, pieces of paper that people have dropped on the ground in public places.
2. A large group of flying insects.
3. Animals, birds and plants that live in natural conditions.
4. An insect or small animal that damages plants or food supplies.
5. An animal with a long tail that looks like a large mouse.
6. The services, communications and transport systems of a particular place.
7. A person who works to protect the environment from damage.
8. Not the same as anything or anyone else.
9. A plant or animal group whose members have the same general features.
10. Words or pictures written on walls in public places.
Mass tourism reaches Galápagos
Level 1
Elementary
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Look in the text and find this information as quickly as possible.
1. In what ocean are the Galápagos Islands?
2. Which country owns the Galápagos Islands?
3. How far are the islands from the coast of Ecuador?
4. How many passengers will arrive on the MV Discovery?
5. How many tourists visited each year in the late 1980s?
6. How many tourists visit each year now?
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A rat, insects and litter: delights of 
mass tourism reach Galápagos
David Adam, environment correspondent
January 10, 2007
About 1,000 km west of the coast of Ecuador 
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a group of 
islands called the Galápagos Islands. Because 
the Galápagos Islands are so far away from 
the rest of South America, the wildlife there is 
unique and plants and animals found in other