breed (v)
/briːd/

to produce new plants or animals from existing ones

cancer (n)
 /ˈkænsər/

a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way

conservation (n)
 /ˌkɒnsə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

the management of land and water in ways that prevent it from being damaged or destroyed

create (v)
/kriˈeɪt/

to make something new or original that did not exist before

damage (v)
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

to harm or spoil something

defence (n)
/dɪˈfens/

actions that you take to protect someone or something that is being attacked

destruction (n)
/dɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/

the act of destroying something

endangered species (phrase)
/ɪnˌdeɪndʒə(r)d ˈspiːʃiːz/

animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few now alive

erosion (n)
/ɪˈrəʊʒ(ə)n/

the process by which the surface of land or rock is gradually damaged by water

forester (n)
/ˈfɒrɪstə(r)/

someone whose job is to look after a forest, and to cut down and plant trees

imprison (v)
/ɪmˈprɪz(ə)n/

to put someone, something in a prison

reconstruction (n)
/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/

the process of building something again

risky (adj)
/ˈrɪski/

involving the possibility of danger, harm, or failure

variety (n)
/vəˈraɪət̬i/

a collection or number of people, things, ideas etc that are all different from one another

vegetation (n)
/ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

plants and trees

will (n)
/wɪl/

someone's determination to do what is necessary to achieve what they want

treat (v)
/triːt/

to use drugs , exercises , etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury

destroy (v)
 /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

to damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can never return to its normal state

hydroelectric dam (phrase)
/ˌhaɪdrəʊˈɪlektrɪk dæm/

a wall built across a river in order to help to produce electric power

heap of leaves (phrase)
/hiːp əv liːvz/

a large pile of leaf