Endangered Species: Links

PBS has a full list of Nature programs focused on endangered species. You can watch many of them right from your computer or portable device. In addition, there are other resources available to extend your knowledge about the animals featured in this series.

How many species exist on the earth today? You will want to read all about what a challenge it is to answer that question. From the National Wildlife Federation.

The two federal agencies that oversee endangered species in the United States are the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for land-based species (including those that live in land-based waterways such as lakes, ponds, and rivers), and the National Marine Fisheries Service, for those that live in the oceans.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species tracks threatened and endangered species from all over the world. Check out photos and info on some of the highlighted species it's currently tracking.

The Dodo Bird is probably one of the most famous of extinct species . . . perhaps because it only became extinct in the last 350 years. Learn more about this unique creature.

Another recently extinct animal, the passenger pigeon, was once the most abundant bird in the United States. Billions of these birds flew in huge flocks that darkened the skies for miles. But the last passenger pigeon on earth, known as Martha, died in a zoo in 1914. Learn more about how the extinction of the passenger pigeon helped inspire the modern conservation ethic.

Find out more about endangered species from All About Animals — a great kids' site.

What it Means to be a Threatened Species— at the National Geographic.

Learn What is the point of saving endangered species? — from the BBC.

Take a look at this list from Kids Planet and find out more facts on the more than 50 species found there.

Sometimes zoos take on members of endangered species and raise them to prevent extinction. Find out more about this process and some of the animals that are helped at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

Read about success stories for endangered species — visit the The Center for Biological Diversity to find out how animals are being saved.

Find out what animals are on the threatened and endangered list in your state. Visit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and find your state on the map.

WWF (World Wildlife Fund) has a great site that you will enjoy exploring! In six separate sections (Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe, Oceans, Polar) you will find stories, games, activities, projects, and fact files about animals in each part of the world.

Do you like to color? You can download and print a coloring book about endangered species titled Save Our Species from the Environmental Protection Agency.