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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Indri

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about Indris.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Giant Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about giant pandas.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Foundation: Giant Panda

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides a general overview of the Giant Panda.
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Other

Animal Info: Western Barred Bandicoot

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a detailed look at the endangered Western Barred Bandicoot. Content includes a focus on this animal's status in the wild.
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: Red Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
Red pandas are named after their fire-red coat that is also blended with white and black to provide perfect camouflage in the wild. Use this resource to discover other unique facts about this endangered animal.
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: Black Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
These large mammals live in the bush country, grasslands, and woodlands of Africa. Use this resource to discover many other unique facts about this endangered animal.
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Other

Polar Bears International: Units and Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of seven units and six lessons about polar bears created by professionals that support national literacy standards and learning outcomes for specific school districts.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Blue Whale Sighting Thrills Researchers

For Students 9th - 10th
National Public Radio reports on the blue whale, which has been on the endangered species list for almost 40 years. Find out why a recent siting off the coast of Alaska has given researchers some cause for optimism.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service: Listed Species Believed to or Known to Occur in Each State

For Students 9th - 10th
This page was created for quick access to pages that offer the most recent fact sheets, life history, and regulatory information for different animal species. Choose a state in the list to find a listing of animal species, and follow...
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Other

Internet Island: Enadangered Species Project

For Students 6th - 8th
GREAT SITE! Various links to the endangered species of Hawaii. You will learn that some of Hawaii's animals are barely hanging on by a thread.
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Other

Who Zoo: Cheetahs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a great set of Cheetah images along with in depth descriptions. Links to additional information are listed at the bottom of this site.
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California State University

Cardboard Tree and Endangered Animals Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Two short art lessons in one that introduce young learners to the idea of extinct animals and habitats. Each student will be creating and painting a habitat and assembling an owl. This could be adaptable to use the extinct animal of your...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Elephants for Kids: Learn About the Biggest Land Animal.

For Students 1st - 9th
Why do Elephants have big ears, trunks, tusks? Kids learn about elephants, the endangered giants of India and Africa
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BBC

Bbc: Week of 9 8 14: The Elephant That Flew

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the disturbing practice of elephant poaching, and what activists are doing as they attempt to protect these animals. Includes video.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Cheetah

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a beautifully detailed sketch of a cheetah drinking by a water hole, as well as some basic facts about cheetahs.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Ranger Rick

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a very fun and engaging resource for kids and teachers. Students can learn about wildlife and ecology while reading stories and articles, playing games, and doing activities.
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Other

Save the Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
The Blue Whale, Beluga Whale, Southern Right Whale, Gray Whale, and Sperm Whale are endangered. Find out why in this informative and colorful site.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Power of the Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Students will research an endangered African animal using resources from the Alabama Virtual Library and other Internet sites, and then design and present a persuasive and informative digital slideshow presentation on the animal and how...
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Other

World Wildlife Fund: Tigers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the beloved but endangered tiger. Learn about their habitat, diet and the threats to their lives. More information on this animal can be found under the links on the left hand side.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Marbled Salamander

For Students 9th - 10th
The marbled salamander lives in forests and woodlands in the eastern part of the United States, where it is an endangered species in certain states. Students and teachers will find the content to include a look at the species' life...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Animal Bytes: African Cape Buffalo

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides users with a concise list of information helpful to anyone wanting to know more about these South African ungulates. Contains scientific classification of these animals, fast facts, fun facts as well as additional information on...
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: Pygmy Hippo

For Students 9th - 10th
The pygmy hippopotamus has eluded researchers in the wild for years. In fact, the species was not discovered until 1840. Us this resource to discover other quick facts about this endangered animal.
Unit Plan
University of Oxford (UK)

The Learning Zone: Animals

For Students K - 1st
Learn all about the study of animals--zoology through this interactive website. You will learn about the processes that make animals alive, what makes them endangered or extinct, and the tree of life.

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