Protecting Urban Wildlife Current concerns As green spaces shrink, many animals are forced to live closer to people. This creates serious (7...

Protecting Urban Wildlife

Current concerns

• As green spaces shrink, many animals are forced to live closer to people. This creates serious (7) __________ to birds, hedgehogs, and stray animals.

What researchers report

• Some injured animals recover quickly; (8) __________ need long-term care before they can survive alone again.
• (9) __________ effective law enforcement, illegal hunting and trading still continue in some areas.
• Experts also point to the (10) __________ of evidence showing that noise and plastic waste disturb animal behaviour.

Why it matters

• Harm to one species can upset the balance of the whole environment.
• Fear and false beliefs often (11) __________ the problem instead of reducing it.
• Real protection depends on accurate information and a stronger (12) __________ of responsibility toward living creatures.

Question 7: A. routes        B. climates        C. threats        D. landscapes

Question 8: A. among others        B. the other        C. one another        D. others

Question 9: A. In return for        B. By means of        C. For want of        D. In line with

Question 10: A. weight        B. number        C. series        D. range

Question 11: A. bring up        B. add to        C. take after        D. see through

Question 12: A. framework        B. climate        C. ethic        D. mechanism