“A captura descontrolada pode fazer com que o maior peixe da Amaz\u00f4nia \u2013 e um dos maiores peixes de \u00e1gua doce do mundo \u2013 desapare\u00e7a do mapa. Em pesquisa divulgada no \u201cJournal of Applied Ichthyology\u201d, cientistas afirmam que a maior parte da carne de pirarucu comercializada na Amaz\u00f4nia tem origem ilegal, e \u00e9 dif\u00edcil controlar a pesca predat\u00f3ria da esp\u00e9cie.”<\/em><\/p>\n1) What is the name of the endangered fish?<\/p>\n
2) What are the two main reasons this fish is highly sought by fishermen?<\/p>\n
3) What legal efforts have been made to control fishing for this species?<\/p>\n
4) What’s the good news mentioned in the end?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we’re going to work on a reading comprehension exercise about an endangered species in the Amazon. The article is entitled, “Pesca excessiva amea\u00e7a maior peixe da Amaz\u00f4nia, diz pesquisa,” on Globo’s Amazon section. Here’s the first part: “A captura descontrolada pode fazer com que o maior peixe da Amaz\u00f4nia \u2013 e um dos maiores…<\/p>\n
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