## Step 2 - Reading

Headlines

You are going to read a few headlines and then a news article.
Je gaat een aantal krantenkoppen lezen en daarna een nieuwsartikel.

- Do exercise 1.
  Maak oefening 1.
- Read the tekst.
  Lees de tekst.
- Do exercise 2.
  Maak oefening 2.

Wild swan conservation success gives cause for hope By Helen Briggs - Environment correspondent Numbers of whooper swans are predicted to double in the UK by 2030, thanks to efforts to protect the wetlands where they spend the winter. The wild bird, known for its trumpet-like call, flies in from Iceland to overwinter across the country. Scientists say the swan is benefitting from special protection in nature reserves. And this offers hope that setting aside 30% of the planet for nature can help reverse decades of biodiversity loss. "The big message is that nature reserves can operate as very good protectors of wildlife," Prof Stuart Bearhop of the University of Exeter told BBC News. "If we could get 30% of the world protected - and protected in the right way - we are going absolutely in the right direction." Source - BBC News