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Bears |
American
Black Bears
The American black bear is the most widespread
and numerous bear in North America
http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/mammals/ursu-ame.html
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The Bear Den
"For bears everywhere, and for those humans
who are on their side."
http://www.bearden.org/
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The
Bear Facts: American Black Bear
The world's most common and adaptable bear,
the black bear uses its versatile arsenal of adaptations to inhabit
varied landscapes throughout North America.
http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1999/28(2)american.htm
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Grizzlies
in the Wild
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilus) is
a subspecies of brown bear (Ursus arctos). The healthiest, stable populations
of grizzlies live in Canada and Alaska. In the lower forty-eight states,
approximately 1000 grizzlies live in the wild.
http://www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.com/wildbearinfo.html
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The
Polar Bear
Large, long-legged bear with dense fur
and blubber layer. Prominent snout and short, round, furred ears.
http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/polarbear/polarbearinfo.htm
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Polar Bears
Alive
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the worldwide
protection of the polar bear and its arctic habitat. Polar Bears Alive
was founded in 1992 to serve as a calm voice on behalf of Ursus maritimus.
It was established by the late Dan Guravich, an award-winning photographer
who is internationally known for his work with polar bears. After years
of observing and photographing these intelligent animals, Guravich became
increasingly concerned about their welfare.
http://www.polarbearsalive.org/
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The
Polar Bears Theme Page
You can study polar bears on-line through the
Polar Bears Theme Page. It includes two sections: one for primary and
one for elementary and beyond. Each section contains student worksheets
designed to accompany specific web pages. All resources are free!!
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/polar_bears.htm
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| Mammals -
Bison (Buffalo) |
American
Buffalo (Bison Bison)
Because the great herds were nearly gone before
any organized attempts were made to survey populations, we may never
know just how many buffalo once roamed North America, although estimates
range from 30 to 75 million.
http://species.fws.gov/species_accounts/bio_buff.html
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The
Buffalo Trust Home
A nonprofit foundation for the preservation, protection,
and return of their cultural heritage to Native peoples, especially
children, and founded on the conviction that the loss of cultural identity
– the theft of the sacred – is the most insidious and dangerous
threat to the survival of Native American culture in our time.
http://www.buffalotrust.org/
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Great
Plains Restoration Council
Great
Plains Restoration Council is a 501(c)3 multicultural, multiracial nonprofit
organization building the Buffalo Commons step-by-step by bringing the
wild buffalo back and restoring healthy, sustainable communities to
the Great Plains. From the Indian Reservation to the prairie outback
to the inner city and beyond, GPRC organizes specifically where the
areas of environment, human rights and human health, and animal protection
interact in social change.
http://www.gprc.org/
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North
American Bison
Two hundred years ago, anywhere from 30 to 70
million bison, or buffalo, roamed free in North America. The aboriginal
people who lived on the Great Plains relied on these wild mammals for
food, clothing, and shelter.
http://www.cws.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/bison/bison.html
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Paths
to Bison/Buffalo Information
"Help Is Needed To Protect A National Heritage!"
http://yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/bison/bison.html
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| Mammals -
Cats |
Canadian
Lynx
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/lynx/l._canadensis.html
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Jaguar
- Panthera Onca
http://lynx.uio.no/catfolk/onca-03.htm
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Lynx
of the Northwest Territories
http://lynx.uio.no/jon/lynx/canada-lynx.html
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Save The Jaguar
For millennia, jaguars have served as potent cultural
icons for many indigenous American people from the Mayans and Incas,
to the Guaraní Indians of the Gran Chaco. The Maya believed
the jaguar's skin symbolized the night sky, while the Aztecs fed the
hearts of sacrificial victims to the big cats. Among Amazonian
societies, the jaguar, with its shining, reflective eyes, were thought
to connect to the spirit world.
http://www.savethejaguar.com/
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The
Wild Habitat Bobcat Simulation
You are a 1 year old female bobcat living
in the state of Vermont in a rural, relatively unpopulated area. Vermont
is located in the Northeastern section of the United States. There are
four seasons, but it is generally quite cold in the area. What are you
going to do? Try this fun simulation and see how well you survive.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/cgi-bin/bobcat.cgi
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| Mammals -
Deer |
Caribou
Websites
More than 90 Links to Caribou websites!!!
http://www.arctic-caribou.com/links.html
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Elk
Although elk were once found throughout much of
the Northern Hemisphere, today large populations are found only in the
western United States from Canada through the Eastern Rockies to New
Mexico, and in a small region of the northern lower peninsula of Michigan
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/cervus/c._elaphus.html
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Elk
(Cervus elaphus)
Elk are a member of the deer family.
Native American Shawnee first called them "Wapiti" meaning
white or pale deer, probably referring to their light colored rump
http://eduscapes.com/nature/elk/
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Go Moose
Your one-stop center for Moose info, trivia,
fun, contests, nonsense & more.
http://www.gomoose.com/
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Moose
Safety Tips
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Protection offers these
suggestions on how to behave around moose:
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/urel/moose.htm
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Moose
Stories
Moose are frequent visitors to our backyards,
schoolyards, and highways. Few of our Woodriver students haven't had
an encounter with a moose, some scarier than others. We asked our students
to write about their moose experiences, and we hope you enjoy their
stories and pictures.
http://www4.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/wrv/moosestories.html
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
The mission of the Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other
wildlife and their habitat
http://www.rmef.org/
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White-tailed
Deer
Characteristics: * Coat reddish-brown in
summer, gray-blue-brown in winter. Fawns spotted with white.
http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/web/Species/adeerwhitetail.html
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White-tailed
Deer Kids Page
Let's learn about the White-tailed Deer
The white-tailed deer is a big game mammal found throughout the state
of Texas.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/adv/kidspage/animals/deer.htm
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Yellowstone
Elk
Elk (Cervus elaphus) are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone;
paleontological evidence confirms their continuous presence for at least
1,000 years.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/nature/animals/elk/elk.html
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| Mammals -
Wolves, Foxes, Coyotes and Dogs |
American
Rescue Dog Association
The American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA)
is the nation's oldest airscenting search dog organization. ARDA was
founded in 1972 by Bill and Jean Syrotuck, who refined the concept of
the airscenting search dog and adapted it to wilderness situations.
Since that time, ARDA's standards and training methods have served as
the model for dog units around the nation.
http://www.ardainc.org/
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Arctic
Fox
The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is found in treeless coastal areas of
Alaska from the Aleutian Islands north to Point Barrow and east to the
Canada border. Both blue and white color phases occur, with the blue
phase more common on the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. The white color
phase is more common in northern litters. Young of each color phase
may occur in the same litter.
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/furbear/arcfox.htm
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Assistance
Dogs International
Assistance Dogs International, Inc. is a coalition
of members representing organizations and individuals training and placing
Assistance Dogs. The purpose of ADI is to improve the areas of training,
placement, and utilization of Assistance Dogs.
http://www.assistance-dogs-intl.org/
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Canis
latrans - Coyote
The coyote is a small species of wolf indigenous
to North America. It branched off from the main wolf line perhaps as
much as 2 million years ago, and so possesses some rather distinctive
physical features of its own. Most notably, it is smaller than other
wolf species, and has proportionately longer ears and a more pointed
nose.
http://www.naturalworlds.org/wolf/canis/Canis_latrans.htm
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Guide
Dogs of America
Guide Dogs of America is dedicated to its mission
to provide guide dogs and instruction in their use, free of charge,
to blind and visually impaired men and women from the United States
and Canada so that they may continue to pursue their goals with increased
mobility and independence.
http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/
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Loving
Paws
Founded in 1994, Loving Paws Assistance Dogs™
is a nonprofit organization that trains dogs to assist children under
the age of 18 from around the United States who are physically disabled.
http://www.lovingpaws.com/
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Red Fox
Red Fox
http://wildwnc.org/af/redfox.html
Vulpes.Org(Red Fox)
http://www.vulpes.org/
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