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Online Collaboration Page Created for Mrs. Bean, Elbow Creek School
by George Pilling, District Library Media Specialist
Search our subscription online databases - The World Book Online and BigChalk. Click here.
EEK! Environmental Education for Kids - www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/endangered.htm This part of this on-line magazine for kids is all about endangered species. It's from Wisconsin, so some of the species are not here.
United States Fish and WIldlife Service Endangered Species list http://endangered.fws.gov Search for an endangered animal worldwide, then click on its name for lots of information.
National Wildlife Federation www.nwf.org/kids This site is fun for kids of all ages and has games and contests - with prizes, even. Click on http://www.nwf.org/wildlifework for information about endangered mammals in the United States.
Bengal Tiger Poster (c) National Wildlife Federation
World Wildlife Fund http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/species.cfm This section of the WWF site on endangered species has a list of threatened animals plus links to more information on each animal. The Kids page has a wide variety of articles on wildlife and environmental issues along with games, quizzes, and other fun activities.
San Joaquin Valley Endangered Species Recovery Program arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp/esrpp.htm Right here in our valley there are some endangered species. Find out about them here. 
San Joaquin Valley Kit Fox
(c) R. Moose Peterson
Specific animals:
| Mammals www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/mammpg.htm Looking for some basic information on the black bear, the flying squirrel, or other mammals? This site may offer what you need. Developed by the Canadian Museum of Nature, it offers an alphabetical list of 112 mammals. Click on the name of a mammal to uncover basic information about the animal, plus a large, well-drawn, black and white illustration. |  |
| Ocean animals http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/animals/ For younger students anxious to learn more about the major species of ocean animals. The basic facts about each species are provided on an individual fact sheet. Also covered are marine invertebrates, such as sponges and mollusks, and sea turtles, many of which are endangered. |
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Education world Endangered Species http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr133.shtml - Curriculum ideas for all grades.
Many of the above sites were collected with the help of WebFeet.
Collected February 2003
