| A | B |
|---|
| field biologist | an expert in the study of life and living things who spends a lot of time outside where animals or organisms live or grow poachers people who hunt or |
| poachers | people who hunt or fish illegally |
| salt marsh | low-lying watery ground near the ocean or other bodies of salt water |
| anxiously | uneasily; with fear of what might happen |
| bay | a part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by land |
| blizzards | blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds |
| channel | a body of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| chipped | to cut or break off a small thin piece of something |
| melody | a pleasing or easily remembered series of musical notes; tune |
| supplies | the food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on |
| surrounded | shut in on all sides; encircled; enclosed |
| symphony | a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra |
| neighboring | nearby |
| waterproof | shedding water; a material that does not let water penetrate it |
| yelping | crying out; barking (a dog) |
