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Sub-Topics Seed Banks Also Try Animals 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 Wildlife Conservation (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) News -02-06-06 Dozens of New Species Found (ABC News) "A team of scientists exploring an isolated jungle in one of Indonesia's most remote provinces said they discovered dozens of new species of frogs, butterflies and plants as well as large mammals hunted to near extinction elsewhere." 02-06 -04-23-05 Prize: Catching Tuna Without Turtles (CNN News) "An American living on the south Pacific island of New Caledonia has reeled in a prize of $25,000 to help solve an ocean dilemma." "Steve Beverly's design of new 'smart fishing gear' could help stop the accidental deaths of sea turtles that get caught in commercial fishing hooks and nets. The problem is known in the industry as 'bycatch,' and it includes the killing and maiming of dolphins, whales, birds and juvenile fish as well as turtles." "His design takes into account the specific depths that sea turtles frequent, and contrasts that with the depths where the target species, like tuna, usually thrive. The idea is to weigh down the main line with lead weights, and to put the hooks deeper than about 325 feet." 04-05 -05-11-06 Conservationist Wins Gold Award (BBC News) "A conservationist who has spent 25 years trying to protect Peru's marine wildlife has won a top UK environment prize, the Whitley Gold Award." "Patricia Majluf researched and then campaigned against the impact of anchovy fishing off the Peruvian coast." "High catches have affected dolphins, sealions and birds such as pelicans." 05-06 -06-11-06 Slaughter of Whales May Begin Again (New York Times) "The future of the 20-year-old ban [on killing whales] appears shakier than ever, despite its success in forcing pro-whaling nations to largely leave whales alone to recover after hundreds of years of hunting that took them to the brink of extinction. Between 1904 and 1986 about 2 million whales were killed in the southern hemisphere alone. By the early 1980s, unregulated whaling had reduced the number of humpback and grey whales by an estimated 98 per cent." 06-06 -08-11-08 Bush Adminisration May Weaken Endangered Species Act (CNN News) " The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants." "New regulations, which don't require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft first obtained by The Associated Press." 08-08 -09-08-07 Polar Bears Going Extinct (CBS News) "More than two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 - including the entire population in Alaska - because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, government scientists forecast Friday." 09-07 -09-25-04 Humhead Wrasse to be Protected (Independent News) "The humphead wrasse provides some of Hong Kong's most expensive fish dishes, which, in a city with a strong tradition of luxury dining, is saying something." "But the such is the growing demand that wild populations of the humphead, which full-grown can reach 190kg, are in now in freefall. At an international conference next month, Britain will back a proposal for the trade to be regulated for the first time." 9-04 -11-17-04 Study: Endangered Species List Growing at Alarming Rate (MSNBC News) "Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural rates found in the fossil record, the report stated. The data were released as 3,500 delegates gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, for a World Conservation Union conference focused on halting what's deemed an extinction crisis." "The report concluded that humans are the main reason for most species' declines." 11-04 -Editorial: It's Too Late for "Later" (New York Times) "There was a chilling essay in The Jakarta Post last week by Andrio Adiwibowo, a lecturer in environmental management at the University of Indonesia. It was about how a smart plan to protect the mangrove forests around coastal Jakarta was never carried out, leading to widespread tidal flooding last month." "This line jumped out at me: 'The plan was not implemented. Instead of providing a buffer zone, development encroached into the core zone, which was covered over by concrete.' " "You could read that story in a hundred different developing countries today. But the fact that you read it here is one of the most important reasons that later has become extinct. Indonesia is second only to Brazil in terrestrial biodiversity and is No. 1 in the world in marine biodiversity. Just one and a half acres in Borneo contains more different tree species than all of North America — not to mention animals that don’t exist anywhere else on earth. If we lose them, there will be no later for some of the rarest plants and animals on the planet." "Indonesia is now losing tropical forests the size of Maryland every year, and the carbon released by the cutting and clearing — much of it from illegal logging — has made Indonesia the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, after the United States and China. Deforestation actually accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars and trucks in the world, an issue the Bali conference finally addressed." 12-07 01-15-07 Top Ten EDGE Species (MSNBC News) "Scientists launched a bid Tuesday to save some of the world’s rarest and most neglected creatures from extinction." " 'We are focusing on EDGE species — that means they are Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered,' said Zoological Society of London scientist Jonathan Baillie. 01-07 03-22-01 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 08-08-07 Endangered Dolphin Probably Extinct (MSNBC News) "The long-threatened Yangtze River dolphin in China is probably extinct, according to an international team of researchers who said this would mark the first whale or dolphin to be wiped out due to human activity." 08-07 African News for Sustainable Health and Peace (AllAfrica.com) Provides news related to water, health, agriculture, and biodiversity. 12-03 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. 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 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 Domesticated Bees Shortage (NationalGeographic.com) "Decades of disease and overuse of pesticides have put the squeeze on populations of the domesticated honeybee. As a result, farmers are increasingly left with fields of flowering crops that fail to bear fruit."  "Since some 15 to 30 percent of the food we humans eat directly or indirectly depend on the pollination services of bees, scientists say the problem threatens to take some excitement—and potentially abundance—from our diets." 10-04 Dugong (Save the Dugong Campaign Center) The Dugong is similar to the manatee but the Japanese variety is near extinction. 7-03 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 (Kids' Planet) Provides factsheets on endangered species, by region of the world. 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 Koalas Face Extinction (MSNBC News) "Koalas, Australia's iconic symbol, face extinction as rapid urbanization along the eastern seaboard destroys their fragile habitat, the Australian Koala Foundation is warning." 6-04   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 Threatened Species in Western United States (SaveBiogems.org) Provides information on the habitats needing protection for the buffalo, gray wolf, grizzly bear, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, lynx, and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. These animals are threatened by oil and gas development plans by the federal government. 02-06 Two Coral Species "Threatened" (ABC News) "The large and stately elkhorn and staghorn coral off the coast of Florida were once two of the most dominant species on Caribbean reefs." "But now for the first time, the U.S. government has designated the two species threatened' under the Endangered Species Act." 04-06 Projects Animal Coloring Book (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Provides a coloring book and information about endangered species. Endangered Species Program (WildAid.org) Provides news and programs to support endangered animals. 12-03 Gorillas Endangered Species Program (WWFUS.org) Provides news and programs to support endangered gorillas. "The largest of the great apes, gorillas are among our most endangered species. Having endured decades of civil war in the region, gorillas are confronted by the devastating consequences of increased habitat loss, poaching for the bushmeat trade and the spread of dangerous diseases like Ebola." 12-03 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 Worksheets (AbcTeach) Provides dozens of printable worksheets by type of species. 8-01

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