Il mondo degli animali
Web quests
Web quest – Intermediate
Il lupo selvatico in Italia
How can we preserve the native wolf of Italy?
Italy has the greatest biodiversity in all of Europe. There is a wide variety of flora,
fauna and habitats. There are animals in Italy living in the Alps and Appennini regions
that are endangered, such as the chamois of Abruzzo, the deer from Sardegna and
the marine turtle along the coast. Some work has been done to relocate some of
these animals, but the animal that is often misunderstood yet requires assistance is
the native wolf of Italy.
Task: To prepare a flier to convince people of the need to preserve the native wolf of
Italy. The following tasks and links should provide you with the information you need
to make an informed response to this task. If you wish, you can prepare your flier in
English.
Task 1: What animals are native to Italy?
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/italyfauna.htm (in English)
Task 2: What are the characteristics of the native wolf of Italy?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus_italicus (in English)
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus_italicus (in Italian)
Where does the native wolf live and how big is the population?
http://www.le-marche-travel-guide.com/animals_in_italy.html (in English)
Task 3: Why is the wolf misunderstood?
http://www.allsands.com/history/thewolfinforma_stn_gn.htm (in English)
Task 3: What is happening in Italy to improve the numbers of the native wolf?
http://www.le-marche-travel-guide.com/animals_in_italy.html (in English)
Task 4: Folklore and the wolf
Do you know about the legend of Romulus and Remus? Find out at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus (in English)
http://museumvictoria.com.au/MelbourneMuseum/Education/
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Il mondo degli animali
Web quests
Web quest – Advanced
L’orso bruno d’ Italia
Task: Collect information about the brown bear from various Italian websites and
then make your own webpage about this animal for a school audience.
Use the table on the next page as a guide for preparing the webpage.
Task 1: What are the characteristics of the brown bear of Italy and where does it live?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsican_Brown_Bear (in English)
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orso_bruno_marsicano (in Italian)
http://www.wwf.it/client/render.aspx?content=0&root=797 (in Italian)
Task 2: How many are currently living in Italy?
http://www.wwf.it/client/render.aspx?content=0&root=797 (in Italian)
Task 3: Why is it under threat?
http://www.corriere.it/animali/09_gennaio_28/orso_pratesi_88c5902c-ed0f-11ddb7f1-00144f02aabc.shtml (in Italian)
http://www.orsobrunomarsicano.com/ (in Italian)
Task 4: Conservazione of the brown bear in Italy
http://www.wwf.it/client/render.aspx?content=0&root=797 (in Italian)
http://museumvictoria.com.au/MelbourneMuseum/Education/
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Il mondo degli animali
Web quests
L’orso bruno d’ Italia
La tabella
Habitat
Cibo
Personalità
Diffusione in Europa
Diffusione in Italia
Popolazione in Italia
Cause del calo della
popolazione
Soluzioni
http://museumvictoria.com.au/MelbourneMuseum/Education/
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