Also Try Animals Lesson Plans Endangered Species (Kids' Planet) Provides factsheets on endangered species, by region of the world. Lists Endangered Animals (Matin) Provides a comprehensive set of resources, organized by animal group. Endangered Species - How Kids Can Help (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides suggestions for children to help preserve endangered species. Also has games, activities, and a section for teachers. 6-99 Endangered Species By Type (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides facts for each endangered species of animals by type - mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, or reptiles. 6-99 Endangered Species List (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides facts for each species of endangered mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and plants. 6-99 Endangered Species Program (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides facts about each species of endangered mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and plants. Endangered Species Sources (EE-Link) Provides sources of information on endangered species, as well as related links on facts, policies, laws, and treaties. 5-00 Fish Wars (ABC.com - Chang) Shows how dangerous--to fish species and men--is the profession of fishing the oceans. "The fishing fleets have gone from one animal to the other, driving them to the edge of extinction." 6-02 Wildlife Conservation (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) News Endangered Species Act Provisions Opposed (Time.com) Reports that the Bush administration seeks to "eliminate a provision of the Endangered Species Act that allows private groups to sue the Department of the Interior to add plants and animals to the official 'endangered' list...." 5-01 Primates in Peril (BBC News) Provides an update on the extinction of primates. 5-00 Papers Action Plans for Protecting Endangered Species (IUCN) Provides summaries of reports and recommendations. 5-00 Animals - Endangered Species (Oakland Zoo) Provides information on endangered species at the Oakland Zoo. At-Risk Wildlife (Alberta, Canada) Provides educational resources. Chimpanzee (SeaWorld.org) Provides a picture and basic facts, such as size, diet, habitat, and life span. Chimpanzees (Oakland Zoo) Provides facts and a picture. "For sleeping at night, each chimp (except infants who nest with their mothers) constructs a nest of vegetation 9-12 meters high in a tree. They are one of the few mammals that manufacture and use "tools." Visitors sometimes misspell as chimpanzes, chimpanses, or chimpansees. Chimpanzees (Oakland Zoo) Provides facts and pictures of chimpanzees, especially the endangered bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee. 5-00 Chimpanzees - Intelligence (Georgia State University) Provides facts and pictures of the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee, regarding the expression of intelligence in communication and problem solving. 5-00 Condors Released in Mexico (ABC News) "Biologists began ferrying six California condors to Mexico on Monday, flying the endangered birds by plane on the first leg of a journey to a remote mountain site where five will be released this fall." 8-02 Conservation Tools (IUCN) Provides lists of endangered species of plants and animals, as well as programs and organizations supporting conservation efforts. 5-00 Defining Endangered Species (IUCN) Provides categories, criteria, and definitions. 5-00 Editorial in Favor of Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska (Boston Herald) Argues that drilling in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge will not cause much damage. Also argues that drilling there will help to keep the price of oil down. 2-02 Endangered Species (Zoological Society of San Diego) Provides a description and includes pictures. 2-01 Endangered Species - Coral Reefs (Bagheera) Provides a description of coral reefs and discusses the problems related to extinction of coral reefs. Endangered Species - Habitat Loss (Bagheera) Provides descriptions and pictures for over 20 animals endangered because of their loss of habitat. Endangered Species - Introduced Species (Bagheera) Provides descriptions and pictures for 5 animals that are endangered because of introduced species. Endangered Species - Other Causes (Bagheera) Provides descriptions of 5 animals in danger of extinction from a variety of causes. Endangered Species - Overexploitation (Bagheera) Provides descriptions and pictures for 19 animals endangered because of overexploitation. Endangered Species - Pollution (Bagheera) Provides descriptions and pictures for 9 animals that are endangered because of pollution. Endangered Species Act of the USA (Audubon Society) Provides a summary of the law. 5-00 Endangered Species Projects (IUCN) Provides information on the work of the Species Survival Commission. 5-00 Endangered Species Traffic (Traffic 2000) Provides news and facts to reduce traffic in endangered species. 5-00 Endangered or Threatened Birds (Texas Parks and Wildlife) Provides short descriptions and photos of the birds. 2-00 Endangered, Threatened, Vulnerable, or Stable Species (National Parks Conservation Association - GetOutdoors.com) Provides factsheets on animals needing protection, including the Grizzly Bears, Gray Wolves, Manatees, Lynx, Dolphins, Bisons, American Crocodiles, Sea Turtles, Killer Whales, Sea Otters, Prairie Dogs, Florida Panthers, Humpback Whales, Bats, Moose, California Condors, Elk, Blue Whales, Caribou, Steller Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Sharks, Red Wolves, American Alligators, and Black-Footed Ferrets. 2-02 Extinction of a Quarter of Mammals Feared (Independent - Connor) Discusses a mass extinction of mammals that has begun and is caused by humans. 5-02 International CITES Treaty (USFWS) Provides the provisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species for the protection of animals and plants from unregulated trade. 5-00 Monitoring Conservation Efforts Globally (World Conservation Monitoring Center) Provides lists of endangered species of plants and animals, as well as programs and organizations supporting conservation efforts. 5-00 Primate Conservation (American Society of Primatologists) Provides awards and a journal to help improve the survival of endangered primates, such as the chimpanzee. 5-00 Primates, The 25 Most Threatened (IUCN) "Biodiversity hotspots, where 96 percent of the most threatened primates live, are identified by Conservation International as 25 places that cover only 1.4 percent of the Earth's land surface, but claim more than 60 percent of all plant and animal diversity." 5-00 Seeds for Diversity (Journey to Forever) Describes projects to save the diversity of plants on our planet. 12-00 Projects National Wildlife Federation Provides programs to protect endangered habitats, wetlands, endangered species, and more. Purchase Resources Newsletter for Species Survival (IUCN) Provides a newsletter on activities to prevent the loss of endangered species of plants and animals. 5-00 Worksheets Endangered Species Worksheet (ILoveThatTeachingIdea.com) Provides a worksheet for identifying an endangered species and explaining why it is endangered. 2-02 Endangered Species Worksheets (AbcTeach) Provides dozens of printable worksheets by type of species. 8-01

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