Упр.5 Юнит 3.2 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

Under threat

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Complete with the following words/phrases: in the wild, hunted, decline, competition for food, loss of habitat, destruction, trade, illegal hunting, rare, drop.

1. A hundred years ago there were as many as 100,000 tigers, but now, due to their 1) __________ and 2) __________ for their fur and bones, there are only around 5,000 left 3) __________!
2. Elephants are 4) __________ for their ivory tusks. This illegal 5) __________ in ivory, combined with the loss of its forest home in Asia, has led the numbers of Asian elephants to 6) __________ to around 40,000.
3. The red squirrel is now 7) __________ in Britain and in fact is considered an endangered species. Causes for its 8) __________ are the 9) __________ of its woodland habitat and 10) __________ with the grey squirrel.