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Facts on Endangered SpeciesAn endangered species is a specie, plant or animal, that is in
immediate danger of becoming extinct. Its numbers are usually low and it needs protection in order to survive. The Siberian tiger, the southern sea otter, the snow leopard, the green pitcher plant, and thousands of other plants and animals are endangered worldwide.
There are 38 million acres lost per year in tropical rainforests. Up to one half of the world’s species live in these areas.
The rate of extinction is 1 species every 100 years In North America alone, there are 500 species that have
disappeared in the last 400 yearsThe total number of species facing extinction in 2004, according to
IUCN’s Red List of Threatened species in 15 589. These include 1 in 3 amphibians, half of freshwater turtles, 1 in 8 birds and 1 in 4 mammals.
Endangered Species around the World
Different categories of endangered species
Reasons for the endangerment Habitat DestructionHuntingPollutionNatural disastersGlobal warming DiseaseNo protectionUnequal distribution
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Ways to help endangered animals
Recycle, reduce and
reusePlant a tree or a native
plantJoin an organization-
help the communityE-mail the government
and let them know how you feel
Donate to an organization
References and Works Cited Web and Print Material
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html http://www.dbc.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec01/b65lec01.htm http://www.endangeredspecie.com/ http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=2591
Image Citations*1. http://www.blog.thesietch.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/earth.thumbnail.jpg*2. http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/03fdceMdT5c2J/610x.jpg – tiger *3. http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2007/facelift/panda0106.jpg - panda*4.http://www.lerc.educ.ubc.ca/LERC/courses/481/keith/webwork/webquest/2000fall/Diana/gorrilas.jpg - gorilla *5. http://www.sonic.net/~evolve/wp/human_ecology/grizzly_bear_1a.jpg – grizzly bear*6. http://environment.airports.com.mv/images/eaglemnwr2000.jpg – bald eagle *7. http://maxysoft.com/screens/animals/polar-bear-big.jpg - polar bear *8. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/suburbansafari/images/gallery-penguin-lrg.jpg - penguin*9. http://z.about.com/d/healing/1/0/7/N/gtotem_koala.jpg – koala *10. http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/images/bodypic_living1_lg – orca whale*11. http://www.balamjungle.com/files/images/10900843yzxtRkfVaW_ph.jpg .jpg - black jaguar *12. http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/utah/images/s/utah-hunting.jpg*13. http://www.treehugger.com/Canadian%20Polar%20Bears%20Stranded%20Ice%20Photo.jpg*14. http://gallery.photo.net/photo/6198544-lg.jpg *15. http://www.ccconserv.org/images/old-growth-forests.jpg *16. http://k41.pbase.com/u34/jpmccormac/upload/22630096.101_0128CROP.jpg *17. http://www.gothamgazette.com/graphics/yaro1.jpg – people downtown
