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Species Extinctions rising, experts warn

Species Extinctions rising, experts warn. ‘Red List’ grows to 16,306 animals and plants seen as threatened International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Webquest Objective:. Objective: To assess the conservation status of six species. Total of three questions.

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Species Extinctions rising, experts warn

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  1. Species Extinctions rising, experts warn ‘Red List’ grows to 16,306 animals and plants seen as threatened International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

  2. Webquest Objective: • Objective: • To assess the conservation status of six species. • Total of three questions

  3. Webquest Directions: Visit the link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14703890/ • Identify the Habitat, Threats, Population, and Status of the following organisms: • Tinostoma smaragditis • Atelopus varius • Ursus maritimus • Three more organisms of your interest • Identify two corrective measures required to protect each of the above six organisms.

  4. 3. Identify the differences between the following criteria • http://intranet.iucn.org/webfiles/doc/SSC/RedList/redlistcatsenglish.pdf (virus free pdf file) • Extinction • Threatened • Critically Endangered • Endangered • Vulnerable • Near Threatened • Least concerned

  5. Gallery Photos

  6. Western Lowland Gorilla

  7. Sumatran Orangutan

  8. Eastern Chimpanzee

  9. Yangtze River Dolphin

  10. Speke’s Gazelle

  11. Mauritius Parakeet

  12. Egyptian Vulture

  13. White-headed Vulture

  14. Gharial

  15. Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake

  16. Humphead Parrotfuish

  17. Banggai Cardinal Fish

  18. Floreana Coral

  19. Galapagos Coral

  20. Wellington’s Solitary Coral

  21. Galapagos Kelp

  22. Links: • Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20738173 • Video http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=msnbc&tab=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20738173&fg=&from=00&vid=f7b28f4e-31ae-4fab-a9d8-f04a44b2ff4a&playlist=videoByTag:mk:us:vs:0:tag:Source_NBC%20News%20Channel:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff:8A • Helpful Links: http://www.iucnredlist.org • http://www.iucn.org/

  23. Oil Spill Video Results of California Oil spill • http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=msnbc&tab=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20738173&fg=&from=00&vid=f7b28f4e-31ae-4fab-a9d8-f04a44b2ff4a&playlist=videoByTag:mk:us:vs:0:tag:Source_NBC%20News%20Channel:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff

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