5th Grade Endangered Species Project: Home

The following are or have been endangered species in North America:

Mammals 

Bighorn sheep *                                                                                           
Cougar (Florida Panther)*
Black-footed ferret
Gray wolf *
Red wolf *
Jaquar
Ocelot
Grizzly bear * 
Sea otter *
Manatee *
Right whale
Humpback whale *
Woodland caribou *
Mexican long-nosed bat
 

Reptiles

Green sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
Kemp-Ridley sea turtle
American crocodile *
Houston toad
Blind salamander
 

Birds

Red cockaded woodpecker
Bald eagle *
Atwater's prairie chicken
California condor *
Whooping crane *
Golden cheeked warbler

*FWCD Library has an entire book on the species.

Requirements

1. The report is to be done individually.
2. All reports must have information from both books and the Internet.
3. All research information must be printed out from the Internet or printed on the copier from the source book. Information relevant to the required sections must be highlighted.
4. All highlighted materials must be clipped to the final report.
5. Research and writing is to be done in school except for pictures which may be put on your jump drive at home and added to your report here.
6. Printing will be done at school in the library.
7. The report should be a minimum of 25 typed lines and a maximum of 40.

Required Sections and Points

1. Location and description of the habitat of the species (10 points)
2. Description of the animal (5 points)
3. Foods and diet (5 points)
4. Current and past population estimates (5 points)
5. Reasons for the endangered condition (15 points)
6. Efforts made to protect the species (15 points)
7. Endangered listing (5 points)
8. Repopulation attempts and results (5 points)
9. Classification of the species (5 points)
10. Pictures, maps of the range, charts (15 points)
11. Use of available materials (10 points)
12. Organization (5 points)

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