Endangered

Species

By Angelica and
Ms. Dzarnowski
 Table of Contents
- What is an endangered species? ...... 4

- Examples or endangered species ...... 5

- Green Turtle ...... 6

- Why is the Green Turtle Endangered? ...... 7

- Why are green turtles important? ...... 8

- What is being done to conserve the green

turtles? ...... 9

- Did You Know........ 10

- Angelica’s tip of saving sea turtles....... 11

- Chimpanzees ........ 12 & 13

- Why are chimps endangered? ......... 14

- Why are chimpanzees important? ......... 15

- Did you know....... 16

- How can we help the chimpanzees? ......... 17

- Blue Whale ...... 18

- Why Are Blue Whales Endangered? ....... 19

What does it mean to be
an endangered species?

If a species is considered
endangered, that means it is
at risk of extinction because
of a sudden rapid decrease in
its population or a loss of its
critical habitat.
Examples of Endangered Species:

- black rhino
- Asian elephant
- blue whale
- Galápagos penguin

- giant panda
- green turtle
- hawksbill turtle
- sea lions
- Bornean orangutan

And many more!

 Green Turtle
Number Remaining: about 3,000-5,500

The green turtle gets its name from the

color of the fat underneath its shell. It is
one of the largest of the sea turtles!
This specific species of sea turtle is an
herbivore, which means that they only
eat plants.

Green sea turtles have flippers that

allow them to move quickly and easily
through the water. Green turtles can
reach 3 to 4 feet in length and can
weight up to 300-350 pounds.
 Why are green turtles
endangered?

Green turtles are endangered due

population decrease. Green turtles
have experienced an estimated 90%
population decrease over the past
half century. Green turtles are
threatened by over-harvesting of
eggs and the hunting of adults for
turtle soup. Climate change,
disease, and habitat loss also play a
role in the endangerment of green
turtles.

Endangered Ocean: Sea Turtles | Ocean…

 Why Are Green
Turtles Important?
Green turtles graze on seagrasses and
algae, which maintains the seagrass
beds and makes them more
productive/healthy. Seagrass consumed
by green turtles is quickly digested
and becomes available as recycled
nutrients to the many species of
plants and animals that live in the sea
grass ecosystem.
What is Being Done to
Conserve the Green
Turtles?
Green turtles are protected by
national and state laws, as well as
international treaties. Restoration
efforts are underway in places like
the Gulf of Mexico where nesting
beaches are being restored and
enhanced.

Costal communities in Florida have

started developing lighting
ordinances to help more green
turtle hatchlings reach the sea!

Tips to help protect the

green turtles!
 Did you know...

Sea turtles often mistake

plastic bags for jelly fish
and end up eating them
Angelica’s tip of
saving sea turtles

We should never litter in

the ocean because it can
harm sea turtles 
Chimpanzees
Chimps are our closest
animal cousins, in fact,
they share about 98%
of our DNA! 

Chimps can
live up to 50
Chimps are only
found in Central
Africa

They are very

resourceful and
use tools to help
them eat
 Why are chimps
endangered?

Sadly, chimps are hunted for their meat.

Chimpanzee meat is seen as a delicacy in
Central Africa. In addition to that, baby
chimpanzees are often taken from their
mothers and sold as pets.

The chimpanzee population is

also decreasing due to
diseases such as Ebola.
 Why are
chimpanzees
important?
Since chimpanzees share nearly 98% of
our DNA, these primates have been
able to teach us about evolution as
well as how they maintain the health
and vitality of the natural world.
Did you know.... humans were
once seen as the only mammal
to use tools. Until the
How Can We Help
the Chimpanzees?
-Raise awareness! The
threats to chimpanzees have
a lack of information and
awareness. Be like Jane
Goodall and speak for the
chimpanzees.

Click the link below to learn

more about protecting
chimpanzees

Protecting Chimpanzees - Jane Goodall I…

 Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest

animal on our planet! It weighs
as much as 33 elephants, is as
long as 3 school buses, and has
a heart the size of a
Volkswagen Beetle. They have
been found in every ocean.
Why Are Blue Whales Endangered?

Blue Whales are threatened by climate

change as it affects theirs main prey,
krill. They are also majorly affected by
pollution, which affects their habitat.

The blue whale was almost

whaled into extinction until
they were declared protected
by the International Whaling
Company in 1966.
 Glossary
- ecosystem: All of the living in nonliving things in an
area

- endangered species: An animal or plant that is

in danger or at risk of going extinct
- extinction: The state or process of a species or
group becoming extinct

- flippers: Broad flat limb use for swimming

- habitat: natural home or environment of an

animal, plant, or other organism

- hatchlings: young sea turtles

- herbivore: an animal that feeds on plants

- ordinances: An authoritative direction

or rule
- over-harvesting: Harvesting a renewable
resource to the point of little return

- population: The number of living things

living in an area

- restored: To bring back

- evolution: gradual development

- primates: a mammal that is classified as having

hands, feet that are similar to hands, and
forward facing eyes

- Krill: small crustaceans found in all of

the world’s oceans
- pollution: The presence of a substance
or thing that has harmful effects
 Works Cited

- http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-
animals/endangered-species/

- https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/endoceanseaturtles/

- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/what-
can-you-do-save-sea-turtles

- Connal, Julie. Mountain Gorillas. Wright Group,

1995.