You may have heard that many animals are endangered.What does that mean  (1)  ? Endangered means there are very few of that kind still   (2)  . Someday they might die out. You may wonder   (3)   people can do to help endangered animals.

People  (4)  some ways to protect plants and animals from becoming endangered or extinct. One way is to protect the animalsˈ or plantsˈ habitats. Some governments have set aside  (5)  for parks. No one  (6)   to disturb the habitat inside park lands. People cannot build houses there. They cannot hunt animals. No one can collect plants or animals from  (7)  the park. Mining and drilling(打孔) for oil is prevented in parks.

People have made the laws to protect plants and animals. Laws  (8)  be made to protect habitats. Hunting laws do not allow people to hunt certain animals. Some laws limit the   (9)  of trees that can be cut down in forests. Other laws  (10)  that people cannot build homes, factories, or stores in certain places. Laws can protect the air and water from pollution.