The New Age of Extinction

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The New Age of Extinction Vanishing Act By Bryan Walsh From Time April, 13 2009

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Index Where is Madagascar? Andasibe-Mantadia National Park The Extinction waves The sixth wave Madagascar’s animals Bibliography 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Where is Madagascar? Madagascar is in many ways an Earth apart, where animals and plants evolve into forms utterly original 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA The extinction waves There have been five extinction waves in the planet's history 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA The sixth wave This time the cause is human activities 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Madagascar animals Madagascar has seen more than 80% of its original vegetation cut down 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus is a gecko which is found in eastern Madagascar 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Parson's chameleon The Calumma parsonii is a species of chameleon it is endemic to isolated pockets of humid primary forest in eastern and northern Madagascar 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA PYGMY MOUSE LEMUR Microcebus myoxinus is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs. It lives in dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA CARNIVOROUS FOSSA Cryptoprocta ferox is a mammal endemic to Madagascar The fossa hunts small to medium sized animals, from fish to birds 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA GOLDEN FROG Mantella is a genus of frogs, endemic to Madagascar The iridescent colors reflect the toxic nature of their skins 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Bibliography The New Age of Extinction, Bryan Walsh, Time,13 April 2009 Animals under siege, T. Boucher, Time, April 13, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki (last access 05-2010) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki (last access 05-2010) 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA

L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA Liceo scientifico A. Oriani Ravenna School year: 2009-2010 Interdisciplinary project: Man and the environment-Climate changes and endangered species Subjects involved: English, I.T. Teachers involved: Prof.ssa Siboni Class: 1°C P.N.I. Students involved: Girau Luca e Terrazzi Paolo 10/11/2018 L.Girau and P.Terrazzi 1°C Liceo Scientifico A.Oriani RA