| aerosol | el aerosol | 
| as soon as | en cuanto/tan pronto como | 
| atmosphere | la atmósfera | 
| bald eagle | el águila calva | 
| battery | la pila | 
| bird | el ave | 
| chemical | químico | 
| cleaning | la limpieza | 
| conservation | la preservación | 
| container | el recipiente | 
| danger of extinction | peligro de extinción | 
| due to | debido a | 
| economical | económico | 
| electricity | la electricidad | 
| enough | suficiente | 
| excessive | excesivo | 
| factory | la fábrica | 
| feather | la pluma | 
| global warming | el recalentamiento global | 
| government | el gobierno | 
| greenhouse effect | el efecto invernadero | 
| hole | el agujero | 
| hunting | la caza | 
| ice | el hielo | 
| lack | la falta | 
| land | la tierra | 
| natural resource | el recurso natural | 
| nature preserve | la reserva natural | 
| oil | el petróleo | 
| oil spill | el derrame de petróleo | 
| ozone layer | la capa de ozono | 
| pesticide | el pesticida | 
| poison | el veneno | 
| polluted | contaminado | 
| pollution | la contaminación | 
| protection | la protección | 
| provided that | con tal que | 
| rescue | el rescate | 
| seal | la foca | 
| serious | grave | 
| shortage | la escasez | 
| skin | la piel | 
| species | la especie | 
| threat | la amenaza | 
| to affect | afectar | 
| to be in charge of | estar a cargo de | 
| to become aware of | tomar conciencia de | 
| to catch | atrapar | 
| to damage | dañar | 
| to decrease | disminuir | 
| to depend on | depender de | 
| to encourage | fomentar | 
| to exhaust | agotar | 
| to exploit | explotar | 
| to get rid of | deshacerse de | 
| to grow | crecer | 
| to limit | limitar | 
| to melt | derretir | 
| to preserve | conservar | 
| to produce | producir | 
| to promote | promover | 
| to punish | castigar | 
| to put | colocar | 
| to stop | detener | 
| to take steps | tomar medidas | 
| to threaten | amenazar | 
| to throw (away) | echar | 
| to waste | desperdiciar | 
| tropical forest | la selva tropical | 
| unless | a menos que | 
| waste | el desperdicio | 
| weather | el clima | 
| whale | la ballena | 
| wild | salvaje |