U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Kids Page, Where Can I Find It?

Where Can I Find It?

Endangered Species Resources for Educators and Students

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior:

Hey, Teachers! Endangered Species Teachers' page.
Educator's Page from the National Wetlands Inventory.
Shorebird Sister Schools Program
Careers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
More information about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
A Digest of Federal Resource Laws that are of interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Kids on the Web from the Department of the Interior.

Resources from other Government Agencies:

National Marine Fisheries Service's Endangered Species Program homepage

EPA's Students and Teachers page from the Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA's Explorer's Club page for kids.

Environment Canada's Youth Web page

Learn about Australia's endangered species! Visit their Environment Australia Biodiversity Group home page.

Museums, Zoos and Aquariums:

Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk Guidebook for a cyber-expedition through the American Museum of Natural History's Endangered Species exhibit.

The Smithsonian Institution's References on Endangered, Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates and Botany Department.

Visit the National Zoo!

Sea World Teacher Guides

Educational Insitutions, Programs and Curricula:

EnviroLink - The Environmental Education Network - On-line resources for teachers and students, including schools on the Internet worldwide.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute has a Resources for K-12 web site with a lot of links.

Biological Diversity Makes A World of Difference; A Curriculum For Teachers and Interpreters - produced by the National Park Service, Minnesota Environmental Education Board, and the National Pa

Kids Sites and Projects from the University of Michigan.

First Cast: Trout Unlimited’s Youth Education Initiative

"Plants in Peril" Activities and lessons on rare and endangerd plants from the Center For Plant Conservation.

The National Academy of Science's "Project R.I.S.E." (Resources for Involving Scientists in Education)

National 4-H Council, Environmental Stewardship

Conservation Organizations:

The Nature Conservancy volunteer page.

National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program and Kids Zone.

U.S. World Wildlife Fund Kids Page and Educators Page.

National Audubon Society's "Educate Yourself" home page for teachers and students.

Save the Manatee Club education materials.

Publications and media:

Nature magazine, the International weekly journal of science, is on-line. (For advanced studies.)

The Discovery Channel On-line.

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