COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE:
THE PRESENCE OF HUMANS CHANGES THE WAY ANIMALS B............ (verb). IT MAKES THEM MORE V..................... (adjective) .
BEHAVE / VULNERABLE
TRUE OR FALSE?
THE TEXT SUGGESTS THAT ECOTOURISM SHOULD BE BANNED IN ORDER TO PROTECT WILD ANIMALS.
FALSE. THE TEXT ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT THAT ECOTOURISM CONTRIBUTES TO THE SURVIVAL OF SOME SPECIES. HOWEVER, THERE SHOULD BE MORE RESEARCH ON SUCH INTERACTIONS
"REGULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS MAY LEAD TO HABITUATION." GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS BECOME DOCILE. DOMESTICATED FISH ARE LESS RESPONSIVE TO PREDATORY ATTACKS. URBANISED MAMMALS AND BIRDS ARE SLOWER TO FLEE FROM DANGER.
ALTHOUGH ECOTOURISM IN INDONESIA HAS HELPED SECURE A PROTECTED STATUS OF ORANGUTANS, THESE ANIMALS STILL FACE A SERIOUS THREAT. WHAT IS IT?
ORANGUTAN POPULATION FACES THE PROBLEM OF HABITAT LOSS DUE TO THE FINANCIAL IMPORTANCE OF LOGGING.
WHEN WILD ANIMALS INTERACT IN A FRIENDLY WAY WITH HUMANS, THEY MAY LET THEIR GUARD DOWN. WHY IS THIS DANGEROUS?
BECAUSE IF THEY BECOME FRIENDLY WITH THEIR PREDATORS TOO, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET KILLED OR INJURED.
P ................ (ARE) IS BIG THREAT TO WILD ANIMALS.
POACHERS / POACHING
TRUE OR FALSE?
ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, ECOTOURISM CAN BE GOOD TO AVOID SOME SPECIES TO GO EXTINCT, BUT THERE ARE SOME DRAWBACKS.
TRUE
WHY ARE TOURISTS A THREAT TO SEA LIONS POPULATION IN NEW ZEALAND ?
BY GETTING TOO CLOSE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE ANIMALS, TOURISTS SCARE THEM AWAY FROM FEEDING OPPORTUNITIES.