ups and downs in the animal kingdom

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 00 refugee children reach out ups and downs in the animal kingdom Vunerable At risk of extinction Endangered High risk of extinction Vulnerable Critically Endangered Extremenly high risk of extinction Critically endangered Extinct in the wild Only found in captivity IUCN is the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Extinct None left on the planet There has been good news for giant pandas this week, but bad news for eastern gorillas. Let s celebrate the good news first. A new report from the IUCN has shown that giant panda numbers have gone up. The latest count in China found 1,86 giant pandas living in the wild. Number have gone up by 17% in ten years. The IUCN is an international organisation which looks at animal and plant numbers all over the world. It publishes a Red List of all the world s wildlife. This places each animal and plant into categories which explain its risk of extinction (see below). The giant panda is no longer considered to be endangered. China has been making a great effort to look after its famous black and white bear and it looks as if it is working. The panda is now classed as vulnerable. Giant news for the giant panda! Sadly, it wasn t such good news for the eastern gorilla. The Red List shows that illegal hunting has caused their population to collapse. Numbers have gone down by 70% over the last 20 years. They are now considered to be critically endangered. Conservation International said: We are driving our closest living relatives to extinction, which is sickening.

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled children to the Government and said Britain should The campaign group Citizens UK says there are among 7,000 refugees living in the Calais camp. First News went to visit the camp last Friday with A crowd of about 150 people gathered outside UNICEF. We saw young children wandering around the Home Office in London, urging the Government them are running away from the conflict in Syria. plans to transfer 150 children this year, and that it is working to strengthen and speed up ways to identify refugee children who are on their own, and move The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 BIG NEWS - UPS AND DOWNS IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM 00 refugee children reach out 1) What is the good news and what is the bad news for animals? ) What does the IUCN do? Good news: Bad news: It counts giant pandas in China. It puts the world s animals and plants into categories to describe their risk of extinction. It is a wildlife charity which works around the world to protect animals and plants. 5) The giant panda used to be in which Red List category? 2) Giant pandas only live in one country. What is it? Extinct Endangered Vulnerable 3) How many giant pandas are there living in the wild? 6) Why has it been moved to the Vulnerable category? 7) What has caused the eastern gorilla numbers to plummet? 8) What does Conservation International describe as sickening? Do you agree?

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. BIG NEWS FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 00 refugee children reach out OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS CALL FORMORE CYCLE LANES Olympic gold medallists Jason Kenny and Laura Trott Rower, Helen Glover British Olympic champion cyclists are calling for more cycle lanes around the country. They have written to Prime Minister Theresa May asking for the Government to spend more money making cycle lanes on Britain s roads. They would like 5% of the money the Government spends on transport to be spent on cycling. Olympic cyclists Jason Kenny, Laura Trott and Sir Chris Hoy have all signed the letter. They know a thing or two about cycling they have sixteen gold medals between them! The letter says that the best way to honour the achievements of our athletes would be to create a network of safe cycling routes in our towns and cities. Safe cycling wouldn t just improve our transport. Encouraging people to cycle instead of drive would improve the nation s health, cut traffic jams and lower pollution, the letter says. It also points out that half of all school children in the Netherlands cycle to school. Meanwhile, TV presenter Steve Backshall is in his girlfriend s bad books after dropping her Olympic gold medal on the floor! Steve (of Deadly 60 fame) is engaged to the Olympic rower Helen Glover. He had to take the medal to a special jewellers to have the damage repaired. Oops!

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 BIG NEWS - OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS CALL FOR MORE CYCLE LANES 00 refugee children reach out 1) Why have some of our Olympic cyclists written to Theresa May, the Prime Minister? 2) Which Olympic cyclists have signed the letter? 1. 5) What does it mean to be in someone s bad books? They have written a horrible story about you. They are very happy with your behaviour. They are not pleased with you. 2. 3. 3) Why does the writer say that that these three know a thing or two about cycling? ) Which of the options below are you told could be the benefits of having safe cycle routes? shorter journey times better health fewer traffic jams 6) Why is Steve Backshall in his girlfriend s bad books? 7) True or false? Steve Backshall is engaged to an Olympic rower. Half of all school children in the Netherlands cycle to school. David Cameron is the Prime Minister Steve Backshall is famous for the Horrible Histories TV series. T / F T / F T / F T / F quieter roads lower pollution fewer accidents 8) Do you think you would be allowed to cycle more on your own if there were safe cycle paths?

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. ANIMALS FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 00 refugee children reach out EVERYONE SAY AHHH! Imgur the.fluffy.duo via instragram Two animal photos have been melting hearts all over the world this week. Meet Hoshi, a blind American Eskimo dog. Hoshi may not be able to see, but he s living a full life thanks to his best friend and guide dog, Zen. When Hoshi was 11 years old, he had to have his eyes removed because he had an eye disease. Shortly before, Hoshi s owners had got another dog Zen, a Pomeranian. They became best friends but, after Hoshi lost his sight, they became even bigger buddies. Zen now acts as Hoshi s guide dog, leading him around whenever they go out for walks. Their owners sometimes attach the dogs leads together, so Zen can lead Hoshi on their walk. In other animal news of the cute variety, a photo of a hamster with a broken leg has become an international hit after being posted on the internet. In the first few days alone it was viewed almost a million times. The picture shows the furry rodent with its foreleg sticking out at an angle, held in place by what appears to be a miniature plaster cast. You just have to look at the person s fingernail to see how tiny the bandage must be!

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled children to the Government and said Britain should The campaign group Citizens UK says there are among 7,000 refugees living in the Calais camp. First News went to visit the camp last Friday with A crowd of about 150 people gathered outside UNICEF. We saw young children wandering around the Home Office in London, urging the Government them are running away from the conflict in Syria. plans to transfer 150 children this year, and that it is working to strengthen and speed up ways to identify refugee children who are on their own, and move The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. ANIMALS - EVERYONE SAY AHHH! FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 00 refugee children reach out 1) How are these two animals stories linked? 2) What phrase does the writer use to explain how people have reacted to the photos? The writer says the photos have been viewed almost a million times melting hearts causing trouble 5) To avoid repetition, writers often choose different words with a similar meaning. Can you find the word which has a similar meaning to the words and phrase below? friend: tiny: all over the world: 3) What happened to Hoshi when he was 11? ) Zen is much more than a friend to Hoshi. How does he help the other dog? 6) Why is the photo of the hamster quite surprising? 7) Why does the writer suggest you look at the person s fingernail? 8) Which of these photos would you be most likely to show to a friend? What would you say?

Issue 53 9 15 Sept 2016 CAMPAIGNERS want 00 refugee children to be let into Britain quickly. They say the 00 refugee children living in the socalled The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. First News weekly readership is 2,02,199. Source: Opinion Matters 201. First News supports children s charities see page 16. HOME NEWS FirstNews Issue 53 9-15 September 2016 00 refugee children reach out CHESHIRE Turtle theft A small turtle called Clyde was stolen from her tank at an aquarium in Ellesmere Port this week. A young visitor to the aquarium is believed to have climbed into the tank to get Clyde, then stuffed her up his jumper in order to sneak her out. After a public appeal, Clyde was returned to the aquarium in a washing-up bowl. Her keepers say she is fine after her unexpected adventure. WALES Pick up poo A new campaign to encourage people to clean up after their dogs has begun this week in Wales. In a recent survey, 52% of people in Cardiff said that seeing dog poo in public places was the thing they most disliked, beating smoking and littering. The new campaign, called The Big Scoop, reminds pet owners that they can be fined if they don t clean up after their pet. Reddit/absolutecorey UK Mosquitoes multiply The warm and damp summer in the UK has provided perfect weather for mosquitoes to breed. Reports of the biting bugs in homes and gardens around the UK have risen this summer. There are 35 different kinds of mosquitoes in the UK, but only a few of those bite people. Around the world more than one million people a year die from diseases spread by mosquito bites. Luckily, in the UK, a mozzie bite rarely does anything worse than itch!