Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.
Conservationists say the Internet has emerged as one of the biggest threats to endangered species.
[29]It is easier than ever before to buy and sell anything from live baby lions to polar bear pelts on the Internet, as buyers and sellers take advantage_ of the anonymity and vast global market--the World Wide Web can offer. The findings were presented at the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which is meeting in Doha, Qatar. Several proposals to give endangered species more protection were defeated. A proposal from the US and Sweden to regulate the trade in red and pink coral was defeated. [30]Delegates voted the idea down mostly over concerns the increased regulations might impact poor fishing communities.
Keys: 29. [A] 30. [D]