Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation

Endangered Species Day - May 18, 2012

Each spring, Endangered Species Day provides opportunities to celebrate our heritage of fish, wildlife, and plants and the ecosystems on which they depend.
For the fifth year, the Fish and Wildlife Service will observe Endangered Species Day by recognizing the importance of endangered and threatened species and focusing attention on what we can do to save them.

The Endangered Species Act expresses the nation's commitment to preventing extinctions and ensuring biodiversity. Partners in the annual Endangered Species Day observance include the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Garden Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of the United States, National Association of Biology Teachers, National Science Teachers Association, National Wildlife Federation, and Endangered Species Coalition.

• Letter to Schools - PDF
• Art Contest - PDF
• 2012 Art Contest WINNERS!

New Category - Ecosystems

This category is for grades 9 -12 only. Each year we will select an ecosystem to increase awareness of the threats to the habitats the endangered species rely on for survival. Artwork must highlight one or more endangered species, their habitat, and one or more threats to this habitat. This year our spotlight ecosystem is the pine flatwoods. Students must depict the pine flatwoods, associated endangered species, and threats to the ecosystem. The pine flatwoods were once found throughout the coastal plain of Arkansas. They are characterized by mature shortleaf and occasionally loblolly pine stands with widely spaced trees and an understory filled with a diversity of grasses, legumes, and forbs. The federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker calls this ecosystem home. However, poor logging practices, including clear cutting and removal of fire from the ecosystem have destroyed most of the pine flatwoods in Arkansas. If entering the ecosystem category, write ecosystem on the back of the entry.

• Endangered Species List for Arkansas - PDF
• Photographs of Endangered Species in Arkansas - PDF
• Glossary of Endangered Species - PDF
• Handout 1 - PDF / Handout 2 - PDF
• Teacher's Kit - PDF

• Grades K-5 - PDF
• Grades K-8 - PDF
• Grades K-12 - PDF
• Grades 5-8 - PDF
• Grades 5-12 - PDF
• Grades 10-12 - PDF

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Information - Link
• Text of Endangered Species Act (ESA) - PDF
• "Boxscore" list of all Endangered Species Worldwide - PDF Link
• FAQ - White-nose Syndrome in bats - PDF

The dimensions of the poster are 24 X 21 inches. It's folded to fit into a standard notebook pocket (8.5 X 11 inches) so students can carry it around to show friends and family. The poster is free. The general public can get a copy by calling 1-800-344-WILD. Educators may order up to five copies per classroom.

http://www.fws.gov/filedownloads/ftp_DJCase/endangered/kidsposter.html

For a limited time you may download the flash movie (.flv) file by Right-Clicking here and choosing "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" to save file to your system. You'll also need a stand-alone FLV player like FLV Player.

You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF documents. You can download a copy by clicking on the image to the right.

Arkansas Field Office
110 S. Amity Road
Suite 300
Conway, AR 72032

501/513 4470 (v)
501/513 4480 (f)