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Listenthisway-2Unit2WildlifeConservationPartGettingreadygravelyspeciesextinctonthebrinkcan'taffordtowaitanymoretakeactionabbreviationsacronymsIUCN--InternationalUnionfortheConservationofNatureconvention;;;CITES--ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesconservation;;;UNEP--UnitedNationsEnvironmentalProgramWWF--WorldWideFundforNatureregulate;promotetheconservationundertheauspicesof;prohibitendangeredspeciesencouragepartnershipsindoingsthpartnership;;;inspiringinformationimprovetheirqualityoflifewithoutcompromisingenablesbtodosthraisefundsforgiantpandaaglobalnetworkGlandSwitzerlandbiologicaldiversityecosystemservicesvarietyabreathableatmospherereduceinnumberrolenegligible;apeswhalessealsmarineturtleswalrusdolphinscrocodilesbludgeon;campaignsanctuariesseasanctuaryprotected-nestingsitesnestingsite;;polluteivoryporpoisecomeintoforcehabitatcompromiserolloff;breedpublicappeal;slaughter;makeadonationWildanimalsandwildplantsandthewildplaceswheretheylivearegravelythreatenedalmosteverywhere.Onespecieshasbecomeextinctineachyearofthiscentury;andmanyhundredsarenowonthebrink.Wecan'taffordtowaitanymore.Itistimethatwetakeaction.AThefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.habitat:thenaturalhomeofaplanetoranimal2.species:agroupofplantsoranimalsofthesamekind,whicharealikeinallimportantwaysandcanbreedtogether3.bludgeon:hitwithaheavyobject4.census:acountofatotalpopulation5.logistics:theplanningandimplementationofthedetailsofanyoperation6.degrade:bringdown7.adversely:inthemannerofgoingagainst,opposing8.refuge:aplacethatprovidesprotectionorshelterfromdanger9.aquatic:livinginoronwater10.mussel:asmallseaanimallivinginsideablackshellwhosesoftbodycanbeeatenasfood()11.staplefood:basicfoodormainfoodthatonenormallyeats12.pickyeater:someonewhoisverycarefulaboutchoosingonlywhattheyliketoeat13.shrink:tobecomeorcausetobecomesmallerinsize14.casestudy:adetailedanalyticalstudyofapersonorsomethingwithaviewtomakinggeneralizationsBListentosomeabbreviationsandacronymsofsomeorganizationsandsomeinformationaboutthem.Fillintheblanks.Audioscript:1.IUCN--InternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature,istheorganizationestablishedbytheUnitedNationstopromotetheconservationofwildlifeandhabitatsaspartofthenationalpoliciesofmemberstates.2.CITES--ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpecies.isaninternationalagreementundertheauspicesoftheIUCNwiththeaimofregulatingtradeinendangeredspeciesofanimalsandplants.Theagreementcameintoforcein1975andby1991hadbeensignedby110states.Itprohibitsanytradeinacategoryof8,000highlyendangeredspeciesandcontrolstradeinafurther30,000species.3.UNEP--UnitedNationsEnvironmentalProgram,aimstoprovideleadershipandencouragepartnershipsincaringfortheenvironmentbyinspiringinformationandenablingnationsandpeopletoimprovetheirqualityoflifewithoutcompromisingthatoffuturegenerations.4.WWF--WorldWideFundforNature(formerlyWorldWildlifeFund),isaninternationalorganizationestablishedin1961toraisefundsforconservationbypublicappeal.Projectsincludeconservationofparticularspecies,forexample,thetigerandgiantpanda.Withalmostfivemillionsupportersdistributedthroughoutfivecontinents,WWFhasaglobalnetworkactiveinover90countries.ItsheadquartersareinGland,Switzerland.Biologicaldiversityprovidesuswithavarietyofspecialecosystemservices,suchascleanwater,abreathableatmosphereandnaturalclimatecontrol.However,manykindsofwildanimalshavebeensoreducedinnumberthattheirroleintheecosystemisnegligible.Animalslikethegreatapes,thewhales,seals,andmarineturtlesareunderparticularpressure.CListentotheconversation.MatchcolumnA,whichisalistofthenamesofsomeendangeredanimals,withcolumnB,whichgivestheinformationaboutthoseendangeredanimals.Thenanwserthequestions.ColumnA1.Whales2.Seals3.Turtles4.Crocodiles5.'Walruses(.)2451.63ColumnBbludgeonedtodeathforfurcoatskilledtomakehandbagsandshoeshuntedfortheirivoryhuntedtoextinctioneggsrolledoffandslaughteredformeatandoil6.DolphinsQuestions:1.WhatdopeopleattheWorldWildlifeFundworkforaccordingtothewoman?Theyworktoconservenaturalareasthatcontainendangeredwildlife.2.Whataretheydoinginordertoprotectthoseendangeredanimals?Theyarecampaigningtoprovideseasanctuariesforsomeoftheseendangeredspecies.Protected-nestingsitesforturtleshavebeensetup.3.Canyouguessthemeaningofseasanctuaries?Itreferstotheplacesofsafetyintheseawhereseaanimalsareprotectedandallowedtolivefreely.Audioscript:A:Hello,I'mcallingonbehalfoftheWorldWildlifeFund.B:Thewhat?A:TheWorldWildlifeFund.Ifyou'vegotafewminutesI'dliketotellyouwhatthatmeans.B:Oh,allright.A:Weworktoconservenaturalareasthatcontainendangeredwildlife.Theseas,forexample,havebecomepollutedbytheindustrializedworld;whalesarebeinghuntedtoextinction;turtlesarerolledofftheireggswhentheycomeashoretobreedorareslaughteredfortheirmeatandoil...B:Oh.A:Crocodilesarekilledtomakehandbagsandshoes;walrusesarehuntedfortheirivory.B:Isee.A:Sealsarebludgeonedtodeathtoprovidefurcoatsandthethreatofextinctionhangsoverseveralspeciesofwhale,dolphinandporpoise.B:Really.A:Wearenowcampaigningtoprovidese