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Reading Comprehension: Endangered Species Posted by on Jan 14, 2010 in Learning

Today we’re going to work on a reading comprehension exercise about an endangered species in the Amazon.

The article is entitled, “Pesca excessiva ameaça maior peixe da Amazônia, diz pesquisa,” on Globo’s Amazon section. Here’s the first part:

“A captura descontrolada pode fazer com que o maior peixe da Amazônia – e um dos maiores peixes de água doce do mundo – desapareça do mapa. Em pesquisa divulgada no “Journal of Applied Ichthyology”, cientistas afirmam que a maior parte da carne de pirarucu comercializada na Amazônia tem origem ilegal, e é difícil controlar a pesca predatória da espécie.”

1) What is the name of the endangered fish?

2) What are the two main reasons this fish is highly sought by fishermen?

3) What legal efforts have been made to control fishing for this species?

4) What’s the good news mentioned in the end?

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