Worrying downgrade – The Hindu (Sep 26, 2017)

Worrying downgrade – The Hindu (Sep 26, 2017)

The elusive and charismatic snow leopard has lost its endangered status in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, causing genuine worry among wildlife biologists, For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. conservation (adjective) – preservation, protection, safeguarding.
2. elusive (adjective) – difficult to catch/find.
3. endangered (adjective) – relating to species which are likely to become extinct/vanished/destroyed .
4. vulnerable (adjective) – in danger/peril, at risk, unsafe.
5. persuasive (adjective) – convincing, effective, valid.
6. habitat (noun) – natural environment/territory/terrain, home.
7. trans- (prefix) – across, the other side of.
8. make up (phrasal verb) – comprise, form, constitute.
9. graceful (adjective) – elegant, stylish, distinguished.
10. threshold (noun) – level, limit; starting point.
11. disservice (noun) – disfavour, harmful act, injustice.
12. (wildlife) trafficking (noun) – the poaching or other taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products.
13. hostility (noun) – aversion,  unfriendliness/opposition, antipathy.
14. livestock (noun) – farm animals (cattle, goats & etc).
15. prey (on) (phrasal verb) – hunt, catch, seize.
16. rope (in) (phrasal verb) – persuade to, talk into (someone even if he/she is reluctant).
17. cumulatively (adverb) – as a total/whole, collectively.
18. insulate (verb) – protect, safeguard, shield.
19. pastoral grazing (noun) – greenland used for grazing of sheep or cattle.
20. steppes (noun) – grassland, pasture, open country.
21. species (noun) – a group/breed/family of living organisms (animals & plants) with individual having the same quality & can breed.

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