Sealed fate

Transcript

Rescued from certain death at sea.

This seal pup has been separated from its mother by storms and joined others in a sanctuary in the Netherlands. The refuge has been overwhelmed by the arrival of hundreds washed up on the beaches.

They are fed herrings stuffed with vitamins.

But when they grow up, they will face other challenges. Overfishing and pollution also affect their chances of survival.

Vocabulary

sanctuary: cagar alam

overwhelmed: kewalahan

washed up: terdampar

stuffed: diisi

overfishing: penangkapan ikan yang berlebihan

Exercise

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2. About 40,000 people on Mindanao are living in evacuation centres after losing their homes and possessions. China and the US are among international donors offering assistance. Mr Ramos said funeral parlours had been __________ by the catastrophe.

3. The 2011 statistics included a very high peak of common dolphins being stranded during February and a high number of porpoises ending up on the coast during the winter. The group has also received samples from the 13m sperm whale which was __________ on Connemara's Omey island last week.

4. Japan is the world's biggest consumer of seafood, eating about 80% of the Atlantic and Pacific bluefins caught. However, restrictions on catches have been tightened in recent years because of concerns about _____________.

5. An animal _________ in Bishop Auckland is appealing for help after being swamped with hundreds of hens released from their battery cages.

Answer

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2. About 40,000 people on Mindanao are living in evacuation centres after losing their homes and possessions. China and the US are among international donors offering assistance. Mr Ramos said funeral parlours had been overwhelmed by the catastrophe.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Philippines floods: Aid agencies say 120,000 in need</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/vYHMa3" platform="highweb"/></link>

3. The 2011 statistics included a very high peak of common dolphins being stranded during February and a high number of porpoises ending up on the coast during the winter. The group has also received samples from the 13m sperm whale which was washed up on Connemara's Omey island last week.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Record year for stranded whales</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/u3TbbM" platform="highweb"/></link>

4. Japan is the world's biggest consumer of seafood, eating about 80% of the Atlantic and Pacific bluefins caught. However, restrictions on catches have been tightened in recent years because of concerns about overfishing.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Japan tuna is world's most expensive edible fish</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/w1wUZf" platform="highweb"/></link>

5. An animal sanctuary in Bishop Auckland is appealing for help after being swamped with hundreds of hens released from their battery cages.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Freed battery hens in Bishop Auckland need new homes</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/yfCw5s" platform="highweb"/></link>