Across
- 3. a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
- 4. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams
- 8. damage caused to air by harmful substances or waste
- 9. an area of land covered with a thick growth of trees
- 12. small flying insects that bite people and animals and suck their blood
- 15. a sea creature with a soft, oval, almost transparent body
- 17. catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there
- 19. an animal that produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm
- 20. animals of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, not eggs
Down
- 1. the reduction in the amount of space where a particular species, or group of species can survive and reproduce
- 2. an area of grass, trees, or other vegetation set apart for recreational or aesthetic purposes in an otherwise urban environment.
- 5. an area of land that is protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there, often because they are rare
- 6. chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit
- 7. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams
- 10. a small, brown animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping
- 11. a large reptile with a hard skin that lives in and near rivers and lakes
- 13. a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
- 14. a small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones
- 16. a very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near water in Africa
- 18. very small animals with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal