Endangered Animals Research Paper
Kids’ Planet Especies Fact Sheet http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Lists many of the endangered species.
World Wide Wildlife http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/index.html
Has many endangered species.
American Manatee
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/tricmana.htm
Detailed information.
Brazillian Fauna http://www.brazilianfauna.com/americanmanatee.php
Short article.
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/topic/manatee
Information from several sources.
Aye-Aye
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Aye-Aye
Information from several sources.
The Wild Ones http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/ayeAyeNH.html
Includes an audio of their sound.
National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/ayeaye.html
Detailed information.
PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kalahari/ayeaye.html
Short interview.
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/daubmada.htm
Detailed information.
Bengal Tiger
National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengaltiger.html
Detailed information.
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/tiger/Bengaltigerprintout.shtml
Good drawing of the special characteristics of the Bengal Tiger.
American Museum of Natural History
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/tiger/tiger.html
Detailed information.
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/topic/bengal-tiger
Information from several sources.
Black Footed Ferret
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Black%20Footed%20Ferret
Information from several sources.
In the Wild http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_ferret.htm
Detailed information.
Defenders of Wildlife http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/blackfooted_ferret.php
Detailed information.
Fish and Wildlife http://www.fws.gov/endangered/i/a07.html
Many links to excellent information.
Prairie Wildlife Org http://www.blackfootedferret.org/faq.htm
Good interview.
Blue Whale
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/cetacean/balamusc.htm
Detailed information.
American Cetacean Society http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/bluewhl.htm
Detailed information.
Marine Mammals
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/learning/education/whales/blue.asp
Easy to read information.
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Bluetempla
te.shtml
Good drawing of the whale’s features.
Buffy Tufted-ear Marmoset
The primate http://www.theprimata.com/callithrix_aurita.html
Detailed information.
Discovery Life http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Callithrix+jacchus
Detailed information.
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Desert USA http://www.desertusa.com/big.html
Detailed information with lots of facts.
NPS http://www.nps.gov/archive/moja/mojaanbs.htm
Short article.
Living Desert http://www.livingdesert.org/animals/bighorn_sheep.asp
Short article.
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Desert%20Bighorn%20Sheep
Information from several sources.
Dhole
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Dhole%20
Information from several sources.
Cuon.com http://www.cuon.net/dholes/dholinfo.htm
Detailed information with interesting facts.
Lion Crusher http://www.lioncrusher.lunarpages.com/animal.asp?animal=14
Detailed information including habitat range.
Earth’s Endangered
http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?view=c&ID=3&sp=123
Detailed information.
Golden Eagle
Cornell http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Golden_Eagle.html
Short article.
MBR http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i3490id.html
Short article.
Bald Eagle http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle7.html
Short article.
NYS http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7096.html
Detailed information.
Greater Bilby
Australian Government
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05greaterbilby.html
Fact sheet.
Library Thinkquest http://library.thinkquest.org/5053/Australia/greaterbilby.html
Detailed information.
Biodiversity http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/bilby.html
Detailed information.
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Fish and Wildlife http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/wesa/monkhi.html
Detailed information.
Wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Monk_Seal
Detailed information.
Endangered species http://endangeredspecies.suite101.com/article.cfm/hawaiian_monk_seals_endangered
Detailed information on why they are endangered.
Defenders of Wildlife
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/hawaiian_monk_seal.php
Detailed information.
Japanese White Stork (Oriental White Stork)
Zip Code Zoo http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Ciconia_boyciana.asp
Detailed information.
TerraDaily News
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Japan_Releases_Endangered_Storks_Into_The_Wild.h
tml
News article about the release of birds.
Bird Life
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3836
&m=0
Fact Sheet
Karner blue butterfly
WBU http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/karner.htm
Easy to read information.
US Fish and Wildlife
http://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/insects/kbb/kbb_fact.html
Detailed information.
State of Michigan http://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/insects/kbb/kbb_fact.html
Detailed information.
Loggerhead Turtle
Turtles.org http://www.turtles.org/loggerd.htm
Detailed information.
NOAA http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm
Detailed information. Written at an adult level.
WWF
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/
marine_turtles/loggerhead_turtle/index.cfm
Detailed information.
Mountain Tapir
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/tapipinc.htm
Detailed information.
UUFS http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Perissodactyla/Tapirus_pinchaque.html
Detailed information. Shows locations on a map.
IUCN http://www.tapirs.org/tapirs/mountain.html
Short article.
Okapi
African Wildlife http://www.africanwildlifevacations.com/about-the-okapi.html
Detailed information.
AHH http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/okapi/okapi.html
Detailed information.
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Okapi
Information from several sources.
Orangutan
Orangutan.com http://www.orangutan.com/
Click on the tabs for the information.
Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/orangutan/
Detailed information.
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Orangutan
Information from several sources.
Pacific Giant Salamander
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Pacific%20Giant%20Salamander
Information from several sources.
ODSA http://www.odsa.com/golf/giant.htm
Short article.
Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dicamptodon_ensatus.
html
Short article.
Pangolin
African Wildlife Foundation http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/pangolin
Short article.
Pangolin.com http://www.pangolin.com/PangolinPic.html
Short article.
Kid Cyber http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/thaiPangolin.htm
Short article. Lists the differences between the different species.
Kruger Park http://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_pangolin.html
Short article.
Przewalski’s Horse
National Zoo http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/fact-phorse.cfm
Detailed information with fun facts.
YPTE http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/przewalskis_horse.html
Detailed information.
MHREF http://www.mhref.com/breeds/takhi/
Detailed information.
Red Panda
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailufulg.htm
Detailed information.
National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/redpanda.html
Short article.
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/redpanda/Redpandaprintout.shtml
Great diagram of the Red Panda.
BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/6.shtml
Short article.
San Joaquin Kit Fox
Vulpes http://www.vulpes.org/foxden/information/san-joaquin-kit-fox.htm
Detailed information.
Fish and Wildlife http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/animal_spp_acct/sj_kit_fox.htm
Detailed information.
Defenders of Wildlife
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/san_joaquin_kit_fox.php
Detailed information.
Saola **Very little information in print. This is a new discovery.
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/pseunghe.htm
Detailed information.
WWF
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/
saola/index.cfm
Detailed information.
Buzzle.com http://www.buzzle.com/articles/120463.html
News about the Saola.
Snow Leopard
Defenders of Wildlife
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/snow_leopard.php
Detailed information.
Snow Leopard Conservancy http://www.snowleopardconservancy.org/aboutone.htm
Detailed information.
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/cats/leopard/Snowleopardprintout.
shtml
Short article with a good diagram.
Sun Bear (Malayan Sun Bear)
BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/12.shtml
Detailed information.
National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/sunbear.html
Detailed information.
Great Bear http://www.greatbear.org/sunbear.htm
Detailed information.
Three-toed Sloth
National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/threetoed-sloth.html
Short article.
Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/sloth/
Short article with diagram.
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/bradtorq.htm
Detailed information.
Western Toad
Environmental Stewardship
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/frogwatch/whoswho/factshts/westtoad.htm
Very detailed information.
USGS http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/herps/amphibid/species/bboreas.htm
Good map of habitat.
ISU http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/amph/anurans/bubo/bubofra.htm
Detailed information.
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Western%20Toad
Information from several sources.
Wild Yak
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/Wild%20Yak
Information from several sources.
Animal Info http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/bos_mutu.htm
Detailed information.
Earth’s Endangered http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?ID=3&sp=516
Detailed information.
Endangered Animals to add to the list.
Arabian Gazelle
Arakan Forest Turtle
Arabian Oryx
Bearded Vulture
Black Caiman
Blue-sided Treefrog
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Corsican Swallowtail
Cochito (=Gulf of CA harbor porpoise)
Egyptian Tortoise
Gaur
Hawaiian Hawk
Humphead Wrasse
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Ocelot
Parakeet, golden
Western snowy Plover
Resplendent Quetzel
Red-crowned Crane