Natural Science 9 - Species at Risk Project Sem 2

Posted: February 8, 2012

        You are going to be given a species of either a plant or an animal to research and design a poster for that species. The project must be on white paper (minimum size 11 X 17)and it must be neat and eye-catching. Go to the following website and pick a species www.sararegistry.gc.ca  go to Species List, schedule 1  What you must include:                  1) A picture of the animal 2) Whether it is extinct, extirpated,endangered, vulnerable or threatened 3) The reason why number 2 has or is occurring 4) Where it can /(once was found) in the Canda? 5) What does/did it eat? 6) Two other interesting facts about this species. 7) List any recovery initiatives for the species & what is being done.  8) List of all sources use on the back of the poster.   Some other helpful websites:  http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/endangered/extinct...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals_of_North_America       Due Feb 16, 2012