The Pacific Northwest tree octopus can be found in
the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula
on the West Coast of North America. it is in danger
of facing ___1___
. The tree octopus is ___2___
, spending only its early life and the period of its
mating season in water. It is able to survive on
land ___3___ the
moistness of the rainforests and its specialised
skin adaptations. ___4___
, the loss of their habitat through logging, road
building, predation by foreign species such as house
cats and the booming populations of its natural
predators, including ___5___
bald eagle, have threatened its survival. Unless
immediate action ___6___
to protect this species and its habitat, the Pacific
Northwest tree octopus will ___7___
be but a memory. This is indeed very bad news for
nature lovers. |