Environment Protection. Машутина Е.А. - 28 стр.

black rhinos are believed to still exist in the wild. A Pair of rare West African
crowned cranes were run over by a tour bus. Around 1 000 animals remain in the 500
-acre park, all of them born in captivity. The chairman of Disney, Michael Eisner,
told BBC News that only a tiny proportion of the animals had died "The population
in the wild that dies in a year is anywhere between 30, 40 and 90%", he said. The
animals that die in a zoo are 12-15% - an unbelievably low amount. The Florida Fish
Commission is carrying out an investigation of the park for the US Department for
Agriculture. A spokesman for the Commission backed up Mr. Eisner's assertions,
saying, "it is not abnormal for a zoo of this size to have a few die for various
reasons". The park was inspected 5 times by officials in February and it passed US
regulations on the quality of the cages, veterinary care, sanitation and feeding. But
Joe Taksel of the Animal Rights Federation of Florida is not impressed. "To breed an
animal or to capture an animal and confine that animal for the rest of its life to be a
zoo attraction I think is a concept whose time has passed."
      Words to remember
1 target                                    мишень
2 concept                                   понятие
3 rhinos                                    носорог
4 to endanger                               подвергаться опасности
5 infection                                 заражение
6 crane                                     журавль
7 captivity                                 плен
8 assertion                                 утверждение
9 regulations                               правила
10 to breed                                 разводить
11 to confine                               заключать
      12.4 Land Reclamation

     Land reclamation is becoming an increasingly important area of environment
interest as the UK government and European Union introduce more laws and
directions. Increasing demand is being placed on the protection of the environment
and enhancement of existing features and areas, as pollution incidences attract a great
degree of public attention.
     The entire field of environmental protection is evolving, introducing specialist
areas of concern, such as land reclamation, and incorporating concepts such as
sustailiability which integrates environmental and social concerns on a global level.
     The field of land reclamation as a degree is both new and dynamic. It is a
vocational course that adopts an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating aspects of
physical science, environmental management, monitoring and assessment. The course
is ideal for anyone with an interest in environmental conservation issues, with a
preference towards scientific and practical applications. Field work is an essential
component of this degree.



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