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The Ohio Department of Natural Resource's list of endangered wildlife was first published in 1974. It is updated every 5 years.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resource's list of endangered wildlife was first published in 1974. It is updated every 5 years. The list includes both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. This resource serves to inform teachers and students about Ohio's endangered wildlife. It would be helpful in preparing lessons on conservation, endangered species, and habitat destruction. (author/ts)
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Students preparing for the Wildlife Management or Nature Interpretation Career Development Events (CDE) in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) in the Natural Resource and Environmental Management career clusters will find this site as a useful reference source for an independent study of Ohio's endangered species. This material can also be used to prepare students for the aquatics, wildlife, and current issues section of the Environthon Contest hosted by the Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Students preparing for the Wildlife Management or Nature Interpretation Career Development Events (CDE) in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) in the Natural Resource and Environmental Management career clusters will find this site as a useful reference source for an independent study of Ohio's endangered species. This material can also be used to prepare students for the aquatics, wildlife, and current issues section of the Environthon Contest hosted by the Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
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| Science Academic Content Standards |
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| Life Sciences |  |
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| Benchmarks (K - 2) |
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| B. | Explain how organisms function and interact with their physical environment. |
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| Benchmarks (3 - 5) |
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| C. | Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its survival. |
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| Benchmarks (6 - 8) |
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| D. | Explain how extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and its adaptive characteristics are insufficient to allow survival (as seen in evidence of the fossil record). |
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| Benchmarks (11 - 12) |
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| B. | Explain how humans are connected to and impact natural systems. |
| E. | Explain the interconnectedness of the components of a natural system. |
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| National Science Education Standards |
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| Life Science | |
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| Diversity and adaptations of organisms (Grades 5 - 8) |
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| Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment. |
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| Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival. Fossils indicate that many organisms that lived long ago are extinct. Extinction of species is common; most of the species that have lived on the earth no longer exist. |
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| Interdependence of organisms (Grades 9 - 12) |
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| Human beings live within the world's ecosystems. Increasingly, humans modify ecosystems as a result of population growth, technology, and consumption. Human destruction of habitats through direct harvesting, pollution, atmospheric changes, and other factors is threatening current global stability, and if not addressed, ecosystems will be irreversibly affected. |
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| Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | |
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| Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges (Grades 9 - 12) |
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| Humans have a major effect on other species. For example, the influence of humans on other organisms occurs through land use--which decreases space available to other species--and pollution--which changes the chemical composition of air, soil, and water. |
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| RESOURCE TYPE |
| Content Resource |
| STANDARDS ALIGNMENT |
| Kindergarten - Grade 12 |
| CAREER FIELDS |
| Agricultural & Environmental Systems |
| TOPICS |
Science --
Life Science;
Characteristics and Structures of Life;
Organisms (animals, plants, fungi, protists, bacteria) |
| FOUND IN |
| Standards First |
| KEYWORDS |
| endangered species |
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Publisher: Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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