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Clues across1 _ dioxide, greenhouse gas (6)6 The Democratic Republic of the
Congo’s former name (5)7 The endangered dhole is also known
as the Asiatic what? (4,3)8 Vegetable oils such as palm oil are
turned into a bio-substitute for this commonly-used fuel (6)
9 Widespread food shortage (6)10 What gets trapped in the
atmosphere thus causing the greenhouse effect (4)
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countries in economic terms (4)14���(QGDQJHUHG�KXPSKHDG�¿VK�
species (6)15 The second-longest river in
Europe (6)16 Proposed tidal power project across
the Severn Estuary (7)17���&KLQHVH�B���ELUG�VSHFLHV�FODVVL¿HG�
as vulnerable (5)18 Rising sea _ , one of the
consequences of global warming (6)
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what is often referred to as global warming (7,6)
2 The IUCN’s database of threatened species (3,4)
3 This gas is the main component of smog (5)
4 _ butt, rain collector (5)5 Methane or water vapour, for
example (10,3)8 _ sea, part of the ocean far below
the surface (4)11 The monkey puzzle is a species of
what? (4)12 North American grassland (7)13 Public transport vehicles used by
many environmentally-minded travellers and commuters (5)
14 Toothed or baleen sea creature (5)
Solve our climate-themed crossword and be in with a chance to win one of two beautiful beehive candles, worth £10, from our shop
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WWF Action Crossword 30: Summer 2015 issue. Compiled by Aleric Linden.
Notes from the field“Look for nests, not orang-utans”
Last year, I ventured deep into the heart of Sabah’s forests, in north Borneo, to the Maliau Basin. Here, accompanied by the WWF-Malaysia patrol team, I walked through the dripping rainforest in search of the red ape
– the orang-utan. Our prospects of success were not good. A short tropical downpour meant these sensible apes would no GRXEW�ZDLW�IRU�WKLQJV�WR�GU\�R̆�D�ELW�EHIRUH�OHDYLQJ�WKHLU�QHVWV��
Every night, and sometimes during the day, orang-utans make nests high in the canopy to sleep in. As dusk settles, they sit on a bough and pull branches and twigs towards them, squashing the leafy pile until they have a compact platform on which to sleep.
When surveying orang-utans, especially in rainy weather, it’s often easier to look for nests than for these elusive animals themselves. But even that’s not as simple as it sounds. Once, we thought we’d spotted a nest. But, after much scrutiny and discussion we judged it to be a profusion of orchids, epiphytes and creepers on a tree bough.
A MISSED OPPORTUNITYWe continued slipping and sliding down a narrow track, disturbing a mouse deer, and chanced upon a pile of durian VHHGV�VHQGLQJ�JUHHQ�VKRRWV�WRZDUGV�D�VXQOLJKW�¿OOHG�JDS�LQ�WKH�canopy. Their thick, spiky fruit cases are unmistakable, as is WKHLU�SXQJHQW�VPHOO�DQG�H[WUDRUGLQDU\�ÀDYRXU��ZKLFK�DSSHDOV�to both humans and orang-utans.
Excitedly, we searched the area for signs of the great apes. Orang-utans are known to congregate in durian trees when they’re fruiting, but the season was obviously well past; the rotting fruit and germinating seeds a sign that orang-utans KDG�PLVVHG�WKHLU�FKDQFH�WR�GHYRXU�WKH�GHOLFLRXV�SXOS\�ÀHVK��Disappointed, we were forced to conclude there just weren’t that many orang-utans living in the area. But, should they turn XS��DW�OHDVW�RXU�SDWURO�WHDPV�ZRXOG�NQRZ�ZKHUH�WR�FKHFN�¿UVW��
HOW YOU CAN HELPYou can do even more to help us protect orang-utans by adopting an orang-utan: wwf.org.uk/orangadopt
Glyn Davies executive director, global programmes
After solving the crossword, take each letter from the shaded squares (from left to right and top to bottom) to spell out the prize word. To be in with a chance to win, just send a postcard with the prize word to the address on page 30 or email it to [email protected] The closing date is 17 July 2015.
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