“Live Online Interview with Eve Nilson” (Part 2)

Amanda L. (United States of America)
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  1. census
    a periodic count of the population
    I’ll be doing a census of how many monkeys are in certain areas.
  2. critical
    being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
    They really respect that I am so passionate about something that is in such critical condition.
  3. depletion
    the state of being used up
    The depletion of the rain forest is occurring so rapidly.
  4. urbanization
    the condition of being transformed into a city
    The effects of global warming and logging, too much logging, and urbanization.
  5. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
    Urbanization is when the cities encroach on the land that was original forest to make houses for the people.
  6. traumatize
    inflict an emotional wound or shock upon
    It was traumatizing because I was walking through pristine forest, and then to come to this area where trash was thrown about like people didn’t care about the forest.
  7. pristine
    completely free from dirt or contamination
    It was traumatizing because I was walking through pristine forest, and then to come to this area where trash was thrown about like people didn’t care about the forest.
  8. poacher
    someone who hunts or fishes illegally
    It was from the poachers who had been hunting the monkeys that we had been observing earlier that day.
  9. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
    We went to the Amazon, Pantanal, where there are more species of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the world.
  10. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
    We went to the Amazon, Pantanal, where there are more species of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the world.
Created on Fri Oct 02 11:50:10 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Oct 08 10:48:31 EDT 2020)

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