Conservation

Select the people most commonly associated with conservations

• David Attenborough

• Greta Thunburger

• Taylor Swift

• Joost Bakker

Answer explanation

Joost Bakker is an Australian person who contributes to conservation in many ways, including living in an eco house. He is a zero food waste activist.

Greta (a)   is a climate activist that went on a school strike for climate

Which native Australian animal is critically endangered?

• Frosty Ted Penguin

• Tasmanian Tiger

• Eastern Curlew

• North-Western Short-Neck Tortoise

• Southern Pacific Sawfish

Answer explanation

Did you really think that the North-Western Short-Neck Tortoise was an animal? Come on.

Select what common ways some animals are becoming extinct:

• Poaching

• Loss of habitat

• Over-Eating

• Disease

• Solar Ray Fluorescents

Answer explanation

Three species are driven to extinction every hour due to poaching. That’s a lot just for some money and the satisfaction of trophy hunters.

BONUS QUESTION: What is the scientific name for the Koala (exact spelling)

(a)  

Answer explanation

Ha ha! We knew you couldn’t get it! (unless you used a thing called Google)

The Tasmanian Tiger went extinct in 1936

• True

• False

Answer explanation

FUN FACT: The last known specimen of Tasmanian Tiger was named “Benjamin”, and died on the 7th of September, 1936

How many trees are chopped down every year?

• 15 billion

• 19 trillion

• 18 billion

• 9.4 billion

• 946,000 quadrillion

True or False? At least 1 rhino is poached a day

• True

• False

Why does coral bleaching mainly happen?

• Fish Waste

• Plastics

• Oil

• Warmer Seas

• Methane Gas

Answer explanation

A lot of reefs lose their colour due to coral bleaching. Coral bleaching happens mainly due to global warming and the increased temperature of the oceans.

What TV show did David Attenborough premiere on?

• National Geographic

• BBC

• BBC 2

• ABC (Australia)

• ABC (America)

Answer explanation

David Attenborough started his career on the alternate cannel of BBC 2, which he was initially in control of.