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Home / Kids and Teens / School Time / Science / Living Things / Animals / Endangered Species
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- Bagheera Endangered Species - Learn about animals that are vanishing and species which have already become extinct. Explore the factors that threaten creatures around the world, and find out what can be done to improve their chances of survival.
www.bagheera.com
- E-Patrol: Endangered Species Alert - Identifies the creatures that are threatened on each continent.
www.sprint.com/epatrol/ep-endangered.html
- Endangered Animals - A fifth-grade class shares their research about animals at risk.
www.glencoe.pps.k12.or.us/room206.html/Animals/animal.html
- Endangered Earth - Describes the plight of endangered animals around the world.
www.endangeredearth.com
- Endangered Species 2000 - Provides information about the causes for extinction, facts about certain animals, and a media gallery of rare wildlife.
library.thinkquest.org/25014
- Endangered Species of the Next Millennium - Looks at how the human species is causing other species to disappear. Defines the term "endangered species," tells why the list of threatened creatures continues to grow, and explores ways in which people can help protect at-risk animals.
library.thinkquest.org/25014/?tqskip=1
- Endangered Species Picture Book - Tells what endangered species are and looks at some of the factors that threaten their existence. Also provides printable coloring pages that tell about 20 endangered creatures.
www.epa.gov/espp/coloring
- Endangered TV - Video clips depict the plights of animals that are at risk. Requires Windows Media Player.
www.endangeredtv.com
- Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk - A virtual expedition into the worlds of animals at risk.
www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/index.html
- Expedition : Endangered - From the American Museum of Natural History. An interactive guide about endangered species.
www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered
- Hasdrubal's Manatee - A fictional story of a young visitor to Florida finding an injured (endangered) manatee.
members.aol.com/williamlrukeyser/manatee/hasdrubalsmanatee.html
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Provides a list of animals that are endangered and tells how they are being threatened.
www.redlist.org
- Jananimals.com - Provides factsheets, photographs, and links about birds, insects, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians that are at risk.
www.jananimals.com
- Mission Endangered Species - Kid-created site provides basic information about some of the many endangered species from around the world.
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5802/?tqskip=1
- SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project - Collection of reports written by K-12 students around the world.
www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/reports.html
- SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project: Bobcat - A student-based report concerning the conservation of bobcats and what threats they face today.
www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/bobcat2.html
- The Wild Ones - Introduces the animals that are at risk and the people who are working to help them. Also features related student work. In English, Spanish and Portuguese.
www.thewildones.org
- The Wild Thornberrys - Kid-friendly articles and factsheets about six endangered species, along with related puzzles and games. From the National Wildlife Federation.
www.nwf.org/wildthornberrys
- Tigers in Crisis - Explains why the tiger population is at risk and tells about the efforts people are making to save them.
www.tigersincrisis.com
- Wildlife Crimebusters - Find out how supersleuth scientists gather evidence to help solve crimes against animals. From National Geographic World.
www.nationalgeographic.com/world/9902/crime-busters/index.html
- Wildlife's Last Resort - The guests that live here are high on the endangered species list. Check in and learn about these troubled fellas. Requires Flash plug-in.
www.wildlifeslastresort.com
- World Endangered Species - Facts, photos, and slide shows about the creatures that are disappearing from Planet Earth.
library.thinkquest.org/19689/data/menu.html?tqskip=1
- World Wildlife Fund: Endangered Species - Explores the challenges facing tigers, pandas, rhinos, whales, other species. Includes factsheets, information on illegal wildlife trade, and information about steps the average person can take help save these creatures.
www.worldwildlife.org/species/species.cfm
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