The Ways To Conserve Bird Habitat Before you begin, look at the definition of the following words: habitat: The place and surroundings where animals or plants live. conserve: To protect or save something for the future. wetland: A habitat with many swamps, ponds, and streams. Wetlands are important bird habitats. Here is a list of animals, plants and other things. Sort them into their correct habitats. Some may belong to more than one habitat: rattle snake mosses camel slug jaguar fish Marine polar bear duck seal fern sand salt water Desert dragonfly bison kelp mist wild fires vine Polar cactus reeds iceberg penguin crab wild geese Wetland Prairie (c) 2002 © www.bogglesworldesl.com banana tree grasses sea otter mushroom frog mosquito Rain Forest Listen to your teacher talk about the ways to conserve wild bird habitat. Check the correct boxes: Which of these do birds need? (a) a place to live (b) a place to eat (c) a place to reproduce What problem do birds have? (a) hunting (b) habitat loss (c) poisoning (b) built (c) drained (b) to make boats (c) to make cars Wetlands are: (a) burned Trees are cut down to: (a) make farms One way to conserve bird habitat is to: (a) plant vegetables (b) create backyard habitat (c) buy a birdcage Another way to conserve bird habitat is to buy: (a) sun-grown coffee (b) shade-grown coffee A third way to conserve bird habitat is to (a) volunteer (b) litter (c) tea (c) cut trees Summary: What are three ways to conserve bird habitat? (1) (2) (3) (c) 2002 www.bogglesworldesl.com