A new wildlife bridge called Cockrow Bridge is opening in Surrey, connecting two areas of lowland heathland separated by the A3 motorway. The crossing will allow animals to move safely between habitats that were split by this busy road carrying hundreds of thousands of vehicles every day. National Highways built the bridge as part of work to reduce harm to wildlife in the area.
James Herd from Surrey Wildlife Trust says wildlife numbers have fallen over the past decade. He has seen fewer reptiles like adders and the sand lizard, which is Britain's rarest lizard. The A3 cuts through Wisley Common, a protected nature reserve. Herd says the road stops animals from moving between the two sides of the reserve. The bridge aims to reconnect the fragmented habitat and help biodiversity recover.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. bridge | a. environment |
| 2. wildlife | b. regenerate |
| 3. habitat | c. crossing |
| 4. traffic | d. designated |
| 5. declining | e. decreasing |
| 6. rare | f. uncommon |
| 7. connected | g. linked |
| 8. built | h. vehicles |
| 9. protected | i. fauna |
| 10. recover | j. constructed |
1.c 2.i 3.a 4.h 5.e 6.f 7.g 8.j 9.d 10.b