Endangered Species

This is the place to find out about endangered species. Read about pandas, gorillas, and more!

Resources in this category:

Elephants of Cameroon: Field Trip Earth
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/div_index.xml?id=3

Field Trip Earth is monitoring the elephants of Cameroon to help protect them. They are collaring the elephants so they can be tracked. Audio files, photos, a journal, and articles about the elephants and the project are available.

Bagheera: A Website for our Endangered Species
http://www.bagheera.com/

Learn how to save endangered species and discover some classroom activities that are ways to help animals in the wild. Special topics include counting tigers and zoos and aquariums.

Endangered Animals
http://library.thinkquest.org/5394/

A fifth-grade class created this page about endangered species. You can see which mammals, water creatures, and birds are endangered. When you are done, just for fun, you can test yourself on what you have learned by taking the online quiz.

Endangered Ecosystems
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems...

Go on an expedition to explore the endangered ecosystems of the Costa Rican Caterpillars, the Mexican Wildcats, and the Brazilian River Otters.

Endangered!: Exploring a World at Risk
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/

Learn about the many endangered species and habitats of the world. Find out what has caused these species and habitats to be endangered. Read the Legend of the Meeps Island Flying Frog and learn something about endangered animals.

ES2000: Endangered Species of the Next Millennium
http://library.thinkquest.org/25014/

Learn all about endangered animals on this site. There are articles explaining why species become extinct, what "endangered species" really means, and what can be done to help endangered animals. The site also includes photographs and a virtual tour of the San Diego Zoo.

Good Green Fun!
http://www.goodgreenfun.com/oldindex.htm

Sing songs about the rainforest or use the links provided to read about rainforests, ecology, endangered species, and more. NOTE: Some of the links on this page are no longer working; however, this site still has lots of good links and is still a lot of fun.

Hinterland Who's Who
http://www.hww.ca/index_e.asp

This site has fact sheets about many Canadian birds and mammals with information about their appearance, life history, and habits. The site also has many ideas about how to help the environment, including how to attract birds and build houses for them.

Kids Only - Manatees & Dugongs
http://www.cep.unep.org/kids/cb01.html

Look at this slideshow about manatees and dungongs, two mammals that live in the ocean. Learn about where they live, what they eat, and how they behave.

Kids' Planet
http://www.kidsplanet.org/

Learn more about the environment with all of the games and activities on Kids' Planet. Here, you can read about the Endangered Species Act, play games like Animal Word Search and Animal Concentration, read a story told by a spider ("The Web of Life"), and more.

Ranger Rick's Kid's Zone
http://www.nwf.org/kids/

Ranger Rick's Kid's Zone has games and suggestions for outdoor activities. You can also learn all about water, wetlands and endangered species or read articles from Ranger Rick magazine. There are also links to some other science sites.

Rare Species Conservatory - Just for Kids
http://rarespecies.org/kids/

"A great place for kids of all ages to learn about the amazing diversity of nature and the importance of creating protected areas for wildlife."

SOS Rhino: Rhinowledge
http://sosrhino.org/knowledge/index.php#

Visit Rhinowledge for everything you want to know about rhinos including facts, photos, videos, and links.

USGS Biological Resources Kids Corner
http://biology.usgs.gov/features/kidscorner/kidscrnr.html

You can learn about endangered animals and plants here. There are coloring book pages and a slide show.

Whale Net
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html

Explore the world of whales: learn about satellite tracking programs, see right whale tracking data, learn about adoption programs, and ask a scientist about whales. This site is loaded with information!

Whale Songs: A Resource for Students, Teachers, and Whale Lovers
http://www.whalesongs.org/

Looking for information on whales and dolphins? You’ll find recent news, trivia questions, and lesson plans plus information sheets on about twenty types of cetaceans.

Wildfinder: Mapping the World's species
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildfinder/

Search more than 26,000 animal species throughout the world, either by place or by species name. You can search for birds, mammals, reptiles, or amphibians.

World Endangered Species
http://library.thinkquest.org/19689/data/menu.html

Get facts on all the different kinds of creatures that are disappearing from our planet.