Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Grevy's Zebra
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the Grevy's zebra focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Chinchilla
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on chinchillas including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Lemur
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on lemurs including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: African Penguin
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on African penguins including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Dhole
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on dholes including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts. Audio clip provided.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Great Hammerhead
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents an in-depth look at the great hammerhead. Learn about the taxonomy, common names, geographical distribution, conservation, habitat, food habits, reproduction, importance and danger to...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Species With Status: Special Concern
Species of special concern are species for whom some issue is suspected, either in abundance or distribution, but not yet proven. Its main purpose is to bring attention to species of concern before they become threatened or endangered....
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Species With Status: Endangered
Endangered species are animals, plants or other life forms facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Learn about some endangered species in Wisconsin.
BBC
Bbc News: 'Frozen Ark' to Save Animal Dna
This article describes a British project to store frozen samples of DNA from endangered species. The goal is to preserve genetic information, should a species go extinct.
NOAA
Noaa: Year of the Ocean, Kids and Teachers Corner
Great resources on a variety of ocean and environmental concerns, endangered plants and animals, climate and habitats, frequently asked questions and fact sheets.
Digital History
Digital History: The Earth First, 1960's
This excellent resource provided by Digital History contains a wealth of information on the environmental movement of the 1960s in America, as well as the rest of the century.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy and Wildlife
Outlines some major threats to wildlife from human activities, and discusses the responsibility a power company has to protect wildlife.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Capture
Rangers capture a Black rhino in the South African National Park in order to relocate him in this segment from Nature. [4:31]
University of Oxford (UK)
The Learning Zone: Animals
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.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Short Tailed Albatross
What makes a Short-tailed Albatross unique? Learn more about this fascinating aquatic bird through this resource. The site features information ranging from characteristics and behavior to life cycle and diet.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Wood Stork
Learn more about the Wood Stork through this educational source. Students will discover more about this wading bird's characteristics, life cycle, behavior, diet and more.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Threatened and Endangered
This site provides detailed descriptions and factual information on Wisconsin's Threatened and Endangered animals and plants.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Life as a Wildlife Biologist
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.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
Wwf Global: Mysterious Carnivore Discovered in Borneo's Forest
In December 2005 an animal was discovered in the mountainous region deep in the heart of Borneo. This carnivorous species is suspected to posses characteristics similar to a cat or lemur. Learn more about this mysterious creature here.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Habitat Loss Game
In this role playing game, students become members of a forest ecosystem to illustrate the challenges facing endangered species, the environment, and economic interests.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Principles, Structure, & Implementation of International Environmental Law
This module introduces the fundamental norms and institutions that comprise international environmental law and then focuses on six specific topics: air pollution and protection of the atmosphere, hazardous waste, endangered species,...
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Daddy Long Legs
Find out the difference between harvestmen and spiders in the arachnid family. Read about the diet, characteristics, and status as an endangered species.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Pygmy Rabbits in Peril in the u.s.a.
What is happening to the population of pygmy rabbits? This article identifies the research being done to understand what is causing the decline in rabbit populations around the world.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Climate Change Threatens Penguins
More than half of the species of penguins are feeling the affects of global warming. Understand the impact of this climate change while reading this article and exploring the resources provided. Teacher resources available for students...