Welcome to Marvelous Materials' Endangered Species Page!

              On this page, you will find a lot of great links which will be able to help you with your Endangered Species Project.  You should be able to find the answer to all of your questions in the library book you were given as well as these websites.  Please click on the link and it will take you to the website. Please e-mail Mrs. Hernandez if one of the links does not work.

Enjoy!

Current Events Website

(Check to see if there is any current news about your animal)

newsela.com

ducksters.com

General Websites

National Geographic - pictures and facts 

Bio Kids This has lots of different species included.

Center for Biologic Diversity - This website has information on lots of species. 

Endangered: Exploring a World at Risk You will need to search for your specific animal.      

Endangered Species Coalition is a great site to find information about your animal.  

Lamar University Biology department -- You will find fact sheets for some animals here.

National Geographic Kids This is a website with some excellent facts.  Just search for your animal.

New England Primate Conservancy -- You can find fact sheets about primates here.

E Species Fact Sheets This is an excellent resource! It explains the "Endangered Species Act" and how it is designed to protect certain species from extinction. Animals are listed by continent, with description, size, diet, population, range, behavior, threats and links.   

San Diego Zoo You will find lots of animals here.  Also check out the kid resource center as well.  This site also has a lot of animal cameras.  This allows you to see an animal in its habitat.

World Wildlife Fund You will need to search for your specific animal.  

Great Plains: https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/northern-great-plains

Specific Animals

Alligators

http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Amphibians-Reptiles-and-Fish/American-Alligator.aspx

http://www.npca.org/protecting-our-parks/wildlife_facts/alligator.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Americanalligator.cfm

http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=C000

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/alligator/facts/

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/alligator/

http://www.arkive.org/american-alligator/alligator-mississippiensis/

http://refugeassociation.org/wildlife/reptiles/american-alligator/

Bengal Tigers          

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengal-tiger/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengal-tiger/

http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bengal-tiger

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/bengal-tiger/

http://www.tigersincrisis.com/bengal_tiger.htm

http://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/mammals/bengal-tiger/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Q2ptLaFj0 - 50 minute video, (skip to the parts that show the Bengal Tiger)

Black Bears

Black Bear Conservation Coalition  

https://bear.org/ 

Brown Bear:  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/brown-bear/

Blue Whale

https://www.marinemammalcenter.org/education/marine-mammal-information/cetaceans/blue-whale.html

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/blue-whale

https://www.britannica.com/animal/blue-whale

https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/blue-whale

https://www.acsonline.org/blue-whale?

Ferret - Black Footed

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/black-footed-ferret

https://defenders.org/wildlife/black-footed-ferret

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/black-footed-ferret

https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/factsheets/Black-Footed-Ferret.pdf

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/b/black-footed-ferret/

https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/es/blackFootedFerret.php

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/black-footed_ferret/index.html

Florida Panther

http://www.floridapanthernet.org/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/panther.php

http://www.floridapanther.org/

http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife

http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Mammals/Florida-Panther.

Florida Manatee

https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species-of-concern/florida-manatee/

https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/manatee/

https://www.fws.gov/species/manatee-trichechus-manatus

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/Florida_manatee/

https://www.savethemanatee.org/manatees/facts/

Giant Panda

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/giant-panda

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda

Adaptations:

https://astridsecologyproject.weebly.com/pandas-physical-and-behavioral-adaptations.html

https://astridsecologyproject.weebly.com/behavioral-adaptations.html

https://study.com/academy/lesson/giant-panda-adaptations-lesson-for-kids.html'

Grey Wolf

http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/wolf/wolf.html

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/wolf,_gray.php

http://articles.cnn.com/2008-03-28/tech/gray.wolves_1_wolf-recovery-coordinator-ed-bangs-wolves?_s=PM:TECH

http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile-937.html

http://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/

Hector's Dolphin

• Status Review Report For Hector's Dolphin

• https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/marine-mammals/dolphins/hectors-dolphin/

• https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/species-guide/hectors-dolphin/

• https://www.akaroadolphins.co.nz/our-cruises/wildlife/hectors-dolphins/

• https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cephalorhynchus_hectori/

• http://animalia.bio/hectors-dolphin

• http://whaledolphintrust.org.nz/projects/hectors-dolphins/

• https://www.projectjonah.org.nz/Take+Action/Hectors++Mauis+Dolphins.html

Honey Bees

https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/2017/06/22/honey-bees-heroes-planet/

https://www.uaex.edu/farm-ranch/special-programs/beekeeping/about-honey-bees.aspx

https://www.natgeokids.com/za/discover/animals/insects/honey-bees/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/h/honeybee/

https://www.abfnet.org/page/71

http://www.honeybeecentre.com/learn-about-honeybees#.Xl01eKi6M2w

Koala Bear                  

http://www.thekoala.com/koala/

https://www.savethekoala.com/koalasendangered.html

Komodo Dragon

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/komodo-dragon.html

http://www.komododragonfacts.com/

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-komodo.html

http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_komodo.htm (conservation)

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/12-26-2001-8380.asp (conservation)

Leopard - General

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/leopard/

http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile-235.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/e-animals.htm (1/2 way down the page)

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/leopard.html

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-leopard.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/leopard.html

Leopard- Amur Leopard

http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/amurleopard/amurleopard.html

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/amur-leopard

https://conservewildcats.org/resources/amur-leopard-facts/

https://www.hoglezoo.org/meet_our_animals/animal_finder/amur_leopard/

https://www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/explore/animals/5/amur-leopard

https://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/experience/animals/mammals/amur-leopard/

Leopard - Snow Leopard

http://www.kewa.org/snow.html  

http://www.snowleopardconservancy.org/kids/text/endangered.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-are-snow-leopards-endangered.html

Lizard - Axoloti (very few habitats, mostly living in captivity)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/axolotl

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/axolotl

https://www.axolotl.org/

https://www.thoughtco.com/axolotl-ambystoma-mexicanum-416203 

Lyrebird

https://www.britannica.com/animal/Menura

https://kidadl.com/animal-facts/superb-lyrebird-facts

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/animals/superb-lyrebird/

https://theconversation.com/new-research-shows-lyrebirds-move-more-litter-and-soil-than-any-other-digging-animal-141737

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/lyrebird/

https://wildambience.com/wildlife-sounds/superb-lyrebird/

https://eartharchives.org/articles/the-lyrical-lyrebird-nature-s-most-masterful-mimic/index.html

https://ebird.org/species/alblyr1

https://nhpbs.org/wild/Menuridae.asp

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-07-28/lyrebird-myths-busted-bird-calls/11342208

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/superb-lyrebird/

Monkeys - Spider

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/spider-monkeys/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/spider-monkey

https://www.hoglezoo.org/meet_our_animals/animal_finder/spider_monkey/

http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/black_spider_monkey

https://www.lamar.edu/arts-sciences/biology/jungle-critters/jungle-critters-2/spider-monkey.html

https://www.neprimateconservancy.org/variegated-spider-monkey.html

Monkeys - Tamarin

    Golden Lion Tamarin: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/golden-lion-tamarin/ 

                                       https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/golden-lion-tamarin

                                       https://animalcorner.org/animals/tamarin-monkeys/ 

                                       http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/golden_lion_tamarin 

Okapi: 

https://denverzoo.org/animals/okapi/? 

Peregrine Falcon

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/id

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/peregrine-falcon

https://ebird.org/species/perfal

https://defenders.org/wildlife/peregrine-falcon

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7294.html 

Polar Bear

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/polar-bear

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=polarbear.main

https://www.britannica.com/animal/polar-bear

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/polar-bear

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/polar-bear

https://defenders.org/wildlife/polar-bear

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Polar-Bear

https://polarbearsinternational.org/

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear

Red Panda

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/world/red-panda-species-scli-intl-scn/index.html

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-panda

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/red-panda

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/r/red-panda/

https://www.redpandanetwork.org/

Red Wolf

https://www.fws.gov/project/red-wolf-recovery

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Red-Wolf

https://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/Species/Mammals/Red-Wolf

https://defenders.org/wildlife/red-wolf

https://nywolf.org/learn/red-wolf/

https://nhpbs.org/wild/redwolf.asp

https://www.southernenvironment.org/topic/the-worlds-only-wild-red-wolves-are-in-jeopardy/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/red-wolf

Rhino - Black Rhino

Shoulder height: 

https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino-info/rhino-species/black-rhinos/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/black-rhinoceros

Height and length: 

https://rhinos.org/about-rhinos/rhino-species/black-rhino/

http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/species/black-rhino/ 

Rhino - Greater One Horned

https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino-info/rhino-species/greater-one-horned-rhino/

https://rhinos.org/about-rhinos/rhino-species/greater-one-horned-rhino/

https://www.whiteoakwildlife.org/wildlife/greater-one-horned-rhino/

https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/indian-rhinoceros/

https://denverzoo.org/animals/greater-one-horned-rhino/

https://www.zsl.org/conservation/regions/asia/nepals-greater-one-horned-rhinos

https://www.centralfloridazoo.org/animals/indian-rhinoceros/

Rhino - Javan

• http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160920-we-know-exactly-how-the-vietnamese-javan-rhino-went-extinct

• https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino-info/rhino-species/javan-rhino/

• https://rhinos.org/about-rhinos/rhino-species/javan-rhino/

• https://www.globalwildlife.org/project/javan-rhino-critically-endangered-rhino-species/

• https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rhinoceros_sondaicus/

• http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/javan-rhinoceros/

• https://onekindplanet.org/animal/rhinoceros-javan/

Saola

https://www.globalwildlife.org/project/saola/

https://www.savethesaola.org/what-is-a-saola/

https://onekindplanet.org/animal/saola/

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/saola/

http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/saola/#:~:text=They%20are%20active%20during%20the,lowland%20secondary%20forest%20along%20rivers. 

https://study.com/academy/lesson/saola-lesson-for-kids-facts-diet-predators.html#:~:text=The%20saola%20are%20herbivores%2C%20so,a%20risk%20of%20becoming%20extinct. 

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/saola/#single-animal-text 

https://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-the-endangered-saola-1181994

http://animalia.bio/saola

Sea Otter

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-otter/

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/sea-otter/#sea-otter-closeup2.jpg

Sea Turtle - Kemp Ridley 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/kemps-ridley-turtle

Sea Turtle - Green Sea Turtle 

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/amphibians-reptiles-and-fish/sea-turtles/green-sea-turtle.aspx

Sloth 

        Pygmy three-toed 

https://awionline.org/content/pygmy-three-toed-sloths#:~:text=Since%202006%2C%20the%20pygmy%20three,Endangered%20Species%20Act%20(ESA).

https://www.britannica.com/animal/pygmy-three-toed-sloth 

https://www.zsl.org/conservation/regions/americas/pygmy-three-toed-sloth-conservation

https://awionline.org/content/pygmy-three-toed-sloths

http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/pygmy-three-toed-sloth/

https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9539

Snowshoe Hare

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/s/snowshoe-hare/

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Snowshoe-Hare

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Lepus_americanus/

https://www.esf.edu/aec/adks/mammals/snowshoe_hare.htm

https://www.nps.gov/articles/snowshoe-hare.htm

https://www.denali.org/denalis-natural-history/snowshoe-hare/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/snowshoe-hare

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-snowshoe-hares-evolved-seasonally-camouflaged.html

Tiger - Sumatran or Sunda Tiger

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/sunda-tigers-genetically-isolated-by-the-sea-level/articleshow/74290683.cms

https://www.rainforesttrust.org/last-sunda-tigers/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/sumatran-tiger

https://www.fauna-flora.org/species/sumatran-tiger

https://zooatlanta.org/animal/sumatran-tiger/

https://conservewildcats.org/resources/sumatran-tiger-facts/

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/sumatran-tiger/

https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/animal/sumatran-tiger

https://www.honoluluzoo.org/animals/sumatran-tiger/

Tree Frogs 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117141520.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/red-eyed-tree-frog.html

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-11/s-nza111710.php

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-11/s-nza111710.php

http://www.hamline.edu/cgee/frogs/science/Threatened.pdf

 Turtles - General

https://www.conserveturtles.org/

Sea Turtle - Kemp Ridley

• https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/kemps-ridley-turtle 
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/kemps-ridley-sea-turtle 
• https://www.nps.gov/pais/learn/nature/kridley.htm 
• https://conserveturtles.org/information-about-sea-turtles-kemps-ridley-sea-turtle/ 
• https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/ridley/ 
• https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/Sea-Turtles/Kemps-Ridley-Sea-Turtle 
• https://www.seeturtles.org/kemps-ridley-turtles 
• https://oceana.org/marine-life/kemps-ridley-turtle/ 
• https://www.marinebio.org/species/kemps-ridley-sea-turtles/lepidochelys-kempii/   

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/amphibians-reptiles-and-fish/sea-turtles/green-sea-turtle.aspx

Vaquita

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/vaquita#:~:text=The%20vaquita%20is%20a%20shy,of%20the%20world's%20marine%20mammals.&text=The%20decrease%20in%20the%20vaquita,in%20the%20Gulf%20of%20California. 

https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/mammals/vaquita/#:~:text=Adults%20weigh%20up%20to%2046.5,fishes%2C%20squids%2C%20and%20crustaceans.

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/vaquita/

https://vivavaquita.org/

https://defenders.org/wildlife/vaquita 

https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/species-guide/vaquita/ 

https://porpoise.org/save-the-vaquita/

https://iucn-csg.org/vaquita/

https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species-of-concern/vaquita/

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/vaquita 

Whale:  North Atlantic Right Whale

• https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/north-atlantic-right-whale 
• https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/species-guide/north-atlantic-right-whale/ 
• https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species-of-concern/north-atlantic-right-whale/
• https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/marine-mammals/north-atlantic-right-whale
• https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/North_Atlantic_right_whale/
• https://www.andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org/rightwhales/right-whales/
• https://defenders.org/wildlife/north-atlantic-right-whale