2b. Answers -Spixs Macaw Makes Wild Comeback- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Answers1.Using information from the article,fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.The small blue parrot known as Spixs macaw had become extinct in the wild but earlier this month eight were released back into the wild.2.Look at this sentence:But thanks to the efforts of a huge team of p

2、eople,Spixs macaws are being reintroduced to their forest home!What does the word reintroduced mean in this sentence?(tick one)Introduced for the first time.Greet someone again.Learn about something new.Put an animal back where it used to live.3.Find and copy three categories used by the IUCN to lab

3、el a species level of endangerment.Accept any three from:Least Concern,Near Threatened,Vulnerable,Endangered,Critically Endangered,Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.4.Number the events from 1-4 to show the order that they happened in.One has been done for you.4 Eight Spixs macaws were released back in

4、to the wild.3 52 Spixs macaws were taken to an aviary in Brazil.1 Johann Baptist von Spix shot a Spixs macaw.2 The Spixs macaw was declared extinct in the wild.5.Look at the sentence beginning:Things didnt get much better Find and copy a word which is similar in meaning to becoming less;going down.declining6.Why might the destruction of their habitat have caused Spixs macaws to become extinct in the wild?Accept any reasonable answer,e.g.I think they would have had less to eat and fewer places to live as their habitat was destroyed.Extinct Bird Makes Wild Comebackvisit