Topic: Endangered Species
The endangered whooping crane is one of the rarest migratory birds in the world. Researchers in the U.S. are now introducing whoopers into the wild. Learn more about training cranes to follow planes — on today’s Earth and Sky.
Related PLT Activities
- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
Ecology of Fear
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- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
Nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. signed into law the Endangered Species Act. But what does it mean for an animal to be “endangered”? Learn more about efforts to prevent wildlife extinctions, on today’s Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
Black-footed ferrets were rescued from the brink of extinction two decades ago. Today they remain among the most endangered mammals in North America. Conserving ferrets — today on Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
The Florida panther once roamed the southeastern United States. Now, the few panthers left in the wild are confined to remote cypress swamps in southwestern Florida. Florida panthers and conservation — today on Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
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