The earth's ecosystem is in a crisis. Human activities are threatening plants and wildlife at alarming rates. Scientists believe species are becoming extinct at the rate of 1 animal every 15 minutes… …That’s 100 animals per day or 4,000-6,000 per year! Some estimates indicate that as many as 1/5 of all the species on earth today will have vanished by the end of the century! Some estimates indicate that as many as 1/5 of all the species on earth today will have vanished by the end of the century! As part of a government program intended to raise awareness on endangered species, you and a group of experts have been selected to research one of these animals and present your findings at the Endangered Species Conference in Hawaii

To find information on your endangered specie, use the following websites: Defenders of Wildlifehttp:// Kid’s Planethttp://kidsplanet.org/ ARKivehttp:// World Wildlife Fundhttp:// Animal Planethttp://animal.discovery.com/guides/endangered/endangered.html

Here are a few Endangered Species. You may choose from the following, or research your own Endangered Specie. Giant PandaMarine TurtlesGagnes River Dolphin Polar BearFin WhaleHector’s Dolphin MalayanTigerBowhead WhaleWestern Chimpanzee Black RhinocerosWhite RhinocerosMountain Gorilla African ElephantGray WhaleBorneo Orangutan Asian ElephantBengal TigerNorth Atlantic Right Whale

I’m sure you will make us proud at the Endangered Species Conference…bring your sunblock, it’s hot in Hawaii! Help Us Survive!