Chapter Nine
— Words to Know —Read the story, then re-read it, circling the following words:
extinct How do you feel about the words? What do they mean, not just by definition, but to you? — Newspaper Activities —1. In this chapter, the kids discuss some ways people have used and misused animals. Create a bulletin board, poster or scrapbook of clippings from your newspaper that illustrate how our society uses animals and animal products. Develop a survey to find out how classmates/friends/family feel about using animals these ways. Sunshine State Standard SC.G.1.2 2. Just as Operation Migration helped the cranes, there are many other organizations that champion animal causes and fight for animal rights. Using your newspaper and other resources, identify individuals and groups who are working to help animals. Create a poster or other visual to publicize their work and send it to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the Web. Sunshine State Standard SC.H.3.2 |
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— Links —
First Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Hatch in the Midwest in Over 100 Years
The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) is celebrating a milestone in its efforts to reintroduce a wild whooping crane flock in eastern North America. On June 22, two whooping crane chicks hatched at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin.
Citrus County
Citrus County's official government website offering administrative and public interest information about the county.
Operation Migration
Operation Migration was founded in 1994, five years after Bill became the first human to fly with birds, and one year after the two artists, turned biologists, used ultralight aircraft to lead a small flock of Canada geese from Ontario, Canada to Virginia, USA.
— In the News —
Regional challenge: To stay green as we grow
If Central Florida's population doubles to 7 million by mid-century, making room for them will become harder without giving up more open space, endangering native plants and animals, stressing water supplies and congesting just about every place people now gather.
Critter Jitters: Mosquitoes Run Amok
Mosquitoes were already thriving and hungry for blood when humans first made their appearance on Earth, and people have been waging wars on them ever since! Most people will agree that mosquito bites can be annoying, but did you know that in a few cases they might be fatal?
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