Monday, October 11, 2010

Endangered Species

The Endangered Species List: (Due Oct. 18-19)

The modern concept of human-environment interaction leaves little room for wild life and the beauty it supports. Many students had difficulty finding plants and animals from their study region in the Map Study assignment. Please follow the link to a complete listing of endangered species list based on region or Species Profile.
http://www.earthsendangered.com/index_s.asp
Directions:
1. Find your Map Study region in the Species Profile.
2. Select 10 animals that are endangered in that region.
3. Be sure to record each animal's scientific name, local name, and why the animal has been hunted to near extinction.
Plants
1. Click on the following link to access the endangered species plants.
http://www.earthsendangered.com/plant_list_html.asp
2. Record the scientific name for your five different plants.
3. Copy and paste the scientific name into google search.
4. Identify the local name of the plant.

The following link is also a reliable Endangered Species Watch Site:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/home-full.html

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