[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about protecting the rainforest and the animals that live there. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This site from Newton's Apple, which is a production of KTCA Twin Cities Public Television, provides insights, vocabulary, resources and a main activity on the subject of why owls are threatened.

Find current information about visiting the White Mountains at this resource. Be sure to click on Environmental Assessments for more clinical information and Notes from a Naturalist for general information about the mountain environment.

Leaf-litter plays many important ecological roles. Find out some of the ways leaves are secretly at work in your gardens and parks.

Explore the Dzanga Sangha rain forest, located in the Central African Republic. Learn what researchers who have traveled there have to say about the habitat. Also play a connect-the-dots game that lets players see how different organisms...

This resource takes an exploratory look at the Bongo, the largest and heaviest forest antelope. Content includes information on the Bongo's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, and predators.

This resource takes an exploratory look at duikers, small antelopes that inhabit forest or dense bushland in East Africa. Content includes information on the duiker's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the...

The Baka are a semi-nomadic forest people who live in the republic of Cameroon in central Africa. In this video from Africa, the Baka men meet with a government official for help to protect their forest.

Connect the dots to investigate three different habitats either the forest, bai or river of the rain forest. By connecting the dots students make a food chain to see how organisms in each habitat depend on each other.

Giant Pandas only live in the mountains of southwest China. This article focuses on Giant Panda habitat, diet, life cycle and reproduction. Extensive information is given on panda babies and the contrast between life in the wild and life...

This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on mangabeys including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an overview of the habitats of Georgia - salt marsh, ocean, and deciduous forest.

Fourth graders will play a review memory game with Utah's Grade 4 Science Standard V vocabulary words during this lesson. Words associated with living things and classifications of living things are included in this lesson.

Explore the basics of a few habitats and then create an ecocolumn--a simulated cross-section of a biome such as a rain forest--with your own environment.

The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800 species of fauna, including 112 mammal...

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...

The common red squirrel is found throughout most of North America in coniferous, deciduous and mixed coniferous-deciduous forests. This site features information ranging from characteristics, life cycle, diet, behavior, range and habitat.

This resource from the African Wildlife Foundation takes an exploratory look at the bushbuck, a shy and elusive antelope found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Content includes information on the bushbuck's physical characteristics,...

This integrated lesson is the result of collaboration between Chip Blanton, a wildlife management teacher, and Greg Pendergrass, a math teacher (Ft. Payne High School). Learning to manage wildlife requires an understanding of planting...

A series of nine maps with accompanying explanations. They show how population growth has affected the environment around the world in terms of water availability, climate change, land and forest use, and more. There are both interactive...

Use this site for information on the Western Lowland Gorilla. The information consists of special adaptations the gorilla has had to make, what it looks like, where it is found in the wild, what it likes to eats, and what its...

Gives history of Madagascar's cultural and economic development in relation to its land clearing practices. Cites biological species indigenous to the island, and their imminent destruction. Includes links to several case studies.

Come and check out this awesome resource on orangutans. Students who need help narrowing their informational search will benefit from this clear and concise resource.

This site describes the skills needed for a career in Wildlife Biology. Includes link to a quiz that tests the student's knowledge of Wildlife issues.