Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
the following passage from the text (paragraph 4) mainly shows that ______.
the kenya wildlife service estimates there are just 2,000 lions left in the country. one of the main causes of their demise, \is that people kill them in retaliation for lions attacking their livestock,\ says paula kahumbu, executive director of wildlife direct, a wildlife conservation organization in africa.
a. there is nothing they can do to help the endangered lions
b. wildlife direct is failing in their conservation efforts for the lion population
c. if the lions are stopped from attacking livestock, they could survive
d. there are so few lions because they are moving to another area

Explanation:

The passage states that Kenya has only 2,000 lions left and one main cause of their demise is people killing them in retaliation for attacking livestock. Paula Kahumbu is the executive director of Wildlife Direct, a wildlife conservation organization. The low number of lions implies that the conservation efforts (by Wildlife Direct for lion population) are not successful, so option B is correct. Option A is wrong as the organization is trying (so there are efforts to help). Option C is not supported as the passage doesn't say stopping lion attacks on livestock would let them survive (it focuses on retaliatory killings). Option D is wrong as the passage says people kill lions (not that lions are moving away) as a main cause of their low numbers.

Answer:

B. Wildlife Direct is failing in their conservation efforts for the lion population