Environment
Across
- 2. a large bearlike mammal with characteristic black and white markings, native to certain mountain forests in China. It feeds almost entirely on bamboo and has become increasingly rare
- 3. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
- 4. (of a species) seriously at risk of extinction.
- 7. wild animals collectively; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region
Down
- 1. materials or substances occurring in nature which can be exploited for economic gain (2 words with no space)
- 5. a large extinct flightless bird with a stout body, stumpy wings, a large head, and a heavy hooked bill. It was found on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century
- 6. the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct
- 7. a ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy.