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Ms. Stoll -Endangered Species

Ms. Stoll -Endangered Species - Real World Science

Real World Science -Endangered Species Project

First read background info on the endangered species act;

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/




U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/us-species.html

The government agency works in partnership with landowners and the general public to identify threats to candidate species, plan the measures needed to address the threats and conserve these species, identify willing landowners, develop agreements, and design and implement conservation measures and monitor their effectiveness.

  • select from endangered Vertebrate and Invertebrate animals
  • or select endangered Flowering or non Flowering plants
see Common name and Scientific name. Click on blue lettering for more info.


There are many databases within the Virtual Reference Collection to choose from for this project. Two great resources include the following encyclopedias;

World Book -Type in Endangered Species for a look at how the term endangered is defined. See green box on left to link to a list of endangered animals and plants. Select your specific species from that list or type your anmimal or plant by name into the search box at top. Make sure you select High School before typing in your species.

 
New Book Of Knowledge - Type in Endangered Species for the causes of endangerment. Select from pictures on left for more info on each. You may also search by the name of your specific animal or plant. 


http://xaaa.auth.orc.scoolaid.net/bin/databases?schoolId=892


Additional Resources;