Environment

1. Seven _ of birds of prey have been observed.
4. Ever tighter regulations are being introduced to protect the environment from emissions contributing to the greenhouse effect or acid _.
6. Avoid spraying your plants with _, grow plants that encourage beneficial insects such as carrots, parsley, parsnips and nettles.
10. Animals have _ camouflage to protect themselves from predators.
11. An average car _ five lungfuls of poisonous carbon monoxide gas per mile.
14. Its lead-acid battery gives the vehicle about a 90-mile traveling range before it has to be _.
15. Two skiers were killed in the _.
16. A severe _ has caused most of the corn crop to fail.

2. Several _ sent aid to the flood victims.
3. Conservationists are trying to save the whale from _.
5. Plastic bottles can be _ into clothing.
7. Although the tiger is an _ species, it is still hunted in some areas.
8. The remainder have escaped into the atmosphere to cause further depletion of the ozone The remainder have escaped into the atmosphere to cause further depletion of the ozone _.
9. It was warmer now, and the snow was beginning to _.
12. The team want to load this vehicle with medical, food and other essential _.
13. The socks are the latest item to be made from eco-_ EcoSpun, a material made from recycled plastic containers.