Question

Complete the gaps with the correct word. Then put the verbs/adjectives in brackets into the correct form.

In 1889, the total American bison (buffalo) population 1).........(estimate) to be 1,091. At this time, the US government 2) ........(take) steps to protect and increase the remaining herds. Today, 3)........ are currently around half a milion, over 90 percent of 4) ........... are in commercial herds. Wild buffalo population, though, only 5)........ (occupy) around 1 percent of their formed range. But the IUCN ( International Union Conservation of Nature) hopes to increase the number of wild bison and expand their range. They 6) .........(recently/publish) a detailed plan 7).............restoring bison to the plains of America. The plan said 8)........... opportunities can 9) ............( create) to restore wild bison in effective herds across state, private and Native American lands in their orginal range. They 10).......... (take) every oppotrunity to create these buffalo ranges over the next 10 to 20 years.

Answer 1

1. estimated
2. took
3. them
4. occupyed
5. published
7. of
8. about (?)
9 creating/creation (?)
10. took