2023届辽宁省协作校高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷.pdfVIP

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1.MeetIncredibleConservationHeroesSavingWildlifefromExtinction

Thesefourconservationistsaredoingfantasticworktoprotectsomehighlythreatenedspeciesinaworldwhere

manyspeciesareracingtowardsextinction,

ElenaBykova

IfnotfortheeffortsofElenaBykova,thesaigaantelope()tuouldhavebeenextinctbynow,As

ExecutiveSecretaryoftheSaigaConservationAlliance,aninternationalorganization,Bykovaworkstosavethe

antelope.Illegalhuntingisthesinglebiggestthreat,andBykovaconcentratesonraisingpublicawarenessofthe

danger,findingalternativelivelihood(4+)opportunitiesforlocalcommunities,andprotectingsaigahabitats,

AnneSavage

Dr,Savagefoundsaconservationprogramtoprotectcotton-toptamarins()Shepioneersthe

developmentofnewtechnologiestostudytheanimalintheColombianforest,Shealsohelpsconductastudy

thatfoundonly7,500individualsremained,Asaresult,theInternationalUnionforConservationofNature

adjustedtheclassificationofcottontopsfromEndangeredtoCriticallyEndangered,bringingthespeciesto

morepeoplesnotice.

JeanneTarrant

FrogsareastonishinglydiverseandbeautifulforDr,Tarrant,Overtheyears,shehashelpedputthespotlight

onmanyhighlythreatenedspeciesoffrogsthatfaceextinctionduetohabitatloss,climatechange,andhunts

bytheiranimalenemies.NowondersheiscalledtheFrogLadyofSouthAfrica!

MarilynConnell

LivingonlyintheMaryRiverofQueensland,theMaryRiverturtle()iakesinoxygenintwoways.Being

huntedbyotherwildlifeistheMaryRiverturtiesbiggestthreat,Connellandherteaminvestigatethethreatsto

thespeciesan