Our team will conduct studies on the behavior, physiology and migration patterns of the leatherback turtles on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. We will help tag and identify turtles, record nest locations and help determine hatchling success. Researchers and scientists have been working with these turtles in for the past 17 years in attempt to understand the impact of human activities and pollution. This work has led to the establishment of a National Park and a Marine Biology field station.
Leatherback sea turtles have been on the Endangered Species List since 1970, what does it mean to say that an animal is endangered? Do you know of any other animals that are currently on the endangered list?
posted by Jennifer Seshadri @ 7:20 PM
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We think it means that there are very few of them. In other words they are rare. Other endangered animals are pandas, polar bears and eagles.
2nd graders, Mrs. Purn's class
endangered means that there are very few left or that they are extremely rare. some endangered animals are polar bears, pandas, whales, elephants, eagles, and tigers.
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