Endangered Species Crossword Puzzle

OK, Junior Fish and Wildlife Biologists, it's time to test your knowledge. Print out this crossword and give it your best try. Answers can be found by clicking on "Answers" at the bottom of this page.

ACROSS

• 1. success story for our national symbol
• 3. ultimate goal, for every species, of the Endangered Species Act
• 4. . . . is a word that means gone forever. Kaput. Finito.
• 5. word meaning a species could become endangered in forseeable future
• 7. the abbreviation for the Endangered Species Act
• 8. troubled shellfish in America's streams.
• 9. loss of a species' home, or its ________, is the biggest threat.
• 10. fish/wildlife federal agency that protects endangered species & habitats and manages the National Wildlife Refuge System

DOWN

• 1. a new word meaning the vast variety of life in all its forms
• 2. word meaning "in immediate danger of extinction"
• 6. these species invade, and crowd the native species

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