Endangered Species

Choose an animal in the list and write a text of about 200 words :

• describe the animal, what it looks like, what it eats, where and how it lives

• explain why it is endangered, give three reasons why it is essential to protect it, and say what is or can be done to save it.

Here are some addresses to help you :

• http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/
• http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/index.cfm
  http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html
• http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
• http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Endanger/specific.html
• http://www.butterflyrecovery.org/education/  (butterflies)
• http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/data/species_sheets/
  http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/index.html
• http://eelink.net/EndSpp.old.bak/Endangered.html
• http://www.spx.nsw.edu.au/src/Links/endanganim.html (in Australia)
• http://www.cybrary.org/endanger.htm
• http://library.thinkquest.org/25014/main.shtml?tqskip1=1