World Wildlife Day Word Search
World Wildlife Day, as a word search. 12 words drawn from what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: WILDLIFE, CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY, ENDANGERED, PROTECT, HABITAT, FAUNA, FLORA, SPECIES, CITES, POACHING, TRAFFICKING.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
World Wildlife Day word list, defined
- WILDLIFE /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪl/ · noun
- Animals living in their natural state in a particular region or country. Related: fauna, animals, nature, wild.
- CONSERVATION /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ (UK); /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources, wildlife, or the environment; also the action of keeping something from being wasted, damaged, or lost. Related: preservation, protection, conservancy, safeguarding.
- BIODIVERSITY /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/ · noun
- The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat, ecosystem, or on Earth as a whole, encompassing the diversity of species, genetic variation within species, and the variety of ecosystems themselves. Related: biological variety, ecological richness, species richness, variety of life.
- ENDANGERED /ɪnˈdeɪn.dʒəd/ · adjective
- At risk of harm, destruction, or extinction; especially used of plant and animal species threatened with dying out entirely. Related: threatened, at risk, imperiled, in jeopardy.
- PROTECT /prɒkˈtɛkt/ · verb
- To defend or guard from harm, attack, or damage; to safeguard or shield. Related: defend, guard, safeguard, shield.
- HABITAT /həˈbɪtæt/ · noun
- The natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment in which a particular species of plant or animal lives. Related: environment, ecosystem, habitat, niche.
- FAUNA /ˈfɔːnə/ (UK), /ˈfɔːnə/ or /ˈfaʊnə/ (US) · noun
- The animal life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered collectively; the animals characteristic of a given area as distinct from its plants. Related: wildlife, animal life, creatures, animals.
- FLORA /ˈflɔːrə/ · noun
- The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered collectively; more broadly, the plant life of an area as distinct from its animal life (fauna). Related: vegetation, plant life, botany, greenery.
- SPECIES /ˈspiːʃiːz/ · noun
- A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. A particular type of organism, especially one that has been classified scientifically. Related: kind, type, variety, genus.
- CITES /saɪts/ · verb (third-person singular present of 'cite')
- Cites is the third-person singular present form of the verb 'cite', meaning to quote or refer to a source, precedent, or authority as evidence or justification, or to mention someone or something by way of praise, commendation, or official notice. Related: quotes, references, mentions, names.
- POACHING /pəʊtʃɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of secretly taking someone, especially a person or animal, away from their home or place of work, often for the purpose of exploiting them. To cook food gently in liquid, typically at a low temperature. Related: kidnapping, snatching, stealing, smuggling.
- TRAFFICKING /ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of transporting or moving people or goods illegally, often for the purpose of exploitation or profit. The act of moving or transporting something, especially people, in a way that is not allowed by law. Related: smuggling, trafficking in, transporting, moving.
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