Conservation issues come to life when you see, touch, and hold the animals that are endangered and threatened as a result of how humans have affected their environments.

Did You Know:
Today approximately four species of plant or animal life become extinct every hour, and millions of endangered and threatened plants and animals could become extinct during your lifetime. Often this occurs when the delicate balance of their habitat is disrupted.
Several endangered and threatened animals include:

Manatee

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		The Dodo bird lived on the Mauritius Islands, was large, slow, couldn’t fly, and had no natural enemies. This made the Dodo easy prey for explorers and dogs that came to the island. By 1680, the Dodo was extinct.	The Tasmanian Tiger of Australia was a marsupial, carrying its young in a pouch. European settlers began hunting it in the 1700’s and by 1936, it was extinct.	Congress passes the Endangered Species Act to help save species facing the risk of extinction.