controversial – adj. relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement or argument
fascination – n. the act of being very interested in something or someone
logging – n. to cut down trees in an area for wood
reverse – v. to move backward; to make something the opposite of what it was
conservation – n. the protection of animals, plants and natural resources
wipe out – v. to kill or destroy someone or something completely
ecology – n. the field of biology that deals with the relationship of organisms to one another to their environment