Websites
Type the name of your animal into the “search” area of these websites to find information.

US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
http://www.fws.gov/Endangered/
Check for facts on a variety of endangered species in the United States, and learn about different government projects committed to saving these animals.

World Wildlife Fund Endangered Species
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/
Find information on endangered species around the world, news stories related to endangered species, and use their interactive WildFinder tool to map locations of animals both endangered and safe.

NatureServe Explorer
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer
Do a search on the animal of your choice to learn more about its threatened or endangered status.

New Scientist Magazine: Endangered Species Topic Guide
http://www.newscientist.com/topic/endangered-species
This site includes a beginner’s guide to learning about endangered species, articles of interest, and an A to Z guide of endangered animals from around the world.

Earth’s Endangered Creatures
http://earthsendangered.com/
Do a search on the animal of your choice to learn more about its threatened or endangered status.

International Union for Conservation of Nature
http://www.iucn.org/
Learn more about what countries around the world are doing to help conserve threatened plants, animals, and habitats.

ARKIVE - Images of Life on Earth
http://www.arkive.org/
This is a great website to use for finding images and videos of endangered species.

National Geographic
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
The National Geographic website has a great section on animals; search for your favorite and get a fact sheet.

Defenders of Wildlife
www.defenders.org
This is an organization dedicated to preserving wildlife and their habitats in North America. The website offers information on many endangered species, such as the polar bear.

Epsecies Fact Sheets
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Here’s a website with factsheets on many endangered animal species.

Woodland Park Zoo - Endangered Species
http://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=276
Check out Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo and their information page on Endangered Species, particularly the ones present in the zoo.

Endangered and Threatened Species at the Oregon Zoo
http://oregonzoo.org/Animals/endangered.htm
Learn about the endangered species at the Washington Park Zoo in Oregon.

American Bald Eagle Information
www.baldeagleinfo.com
Even though bald eagles were taken off the endangered species list in 2007, learning what was done to help restore the population is useful.


Databases
These are online resources that you can access with your Deschutes Public Library (or Library Linx!) card. Find all our online resources here: www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources.

Kids InfoBits
Search for your endangered species and find encyclopedia, newspaper, and magazine articles, as well as images.

World Book Encyclopedia
Just like the books!

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