Save the Animals Activity

Endangered animals are in jeopardy of becoming extinct. Help educate others on how to save the animals with this environmental save the animals activity.

What You'll Need:

  • Reference books
  • Poster board
  • Markers

Save the Animals
Learning about endangered animals
can help save them from extinction.

How to Save the Animals:

Step 1: Do research at local nature organizations or zoos to find information on endangered animals. There are more than 700 animal species on the endangered list, including the giant panda, the blue whale, and the bald eagle.

Step 2: Choose one endangered animal that you especially care about. Learn as much as you can about that animal. Find out where it lives, why it is endangered, and what people are doing to help (or maybe to harm) it. Most important, find out what you can do to help.

Step 3: Make a poster telling others about the animal and how they can help. Try to hang your poster in a public place -- such as a library or store -- where lots of people will see it. Make sure to get permission before you display your poster.

Reversing the Trend
An endangered species of animal is one that is in danger of dying out. This danger could be because hunters kill off the animals, or it could be due to a change in the animal's environment. People can help reverse the situation, though. In 1965, only 6,000 vicunas -- a camel-like animal that lives in South America -- were still alive. People killed vicunas for their wool. By protecting the vicuna from hunting, and by giving the animals an appropriate place to live, there are now about 160,000 vicuna today.

One threat to endangered animals are oil spills. Continue to the next page to learn how oil spills are hazardous to animals and their environment.

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