What does the term threatened species mean?

Animal and plant species that are endangered or close to being classified as endangered are threatened species. Read more about the classifications on the kidcyber page : Threatened Species

Search kidcyber or search engines to help you choose the animal, and then to help you research it.

Keywords

You may search for information online using a search engine by entering keywords. Choose the keywords thoughtfully: some pages or websites may include information about some members of the species that live elsewhere.

For example, a page about seals and penguins will have general information about all of them, as well as information about different species, only a few of which may be found in Australia. Similarly, a page about crocodiles will have general information common to all species, as well as information about species in different countries, and species that live in fresh water, not the sea.

Try to include the name of the species or location in the keywords you insert in the search engine. Sometimes including the words for kids helps give you pages you can understand.

A few websites to help you get started

Most of the following include links to further information or to a list of Australian marine species that you can find information about:

http://www.marineconservation.org.au/pages/threatened-species.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_marine_mammals_of_Australia

http://www.australianexplorer.com/australian_sealife.htm

https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/10-endangered-ocean-species-and-marine-animals/

Dugong:

kidcyber page: dugong

https://kids.kiddle.co/Dugong

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/dugong/

Australia’s little penguin was formerly called fairy penguin. ©Getty

Penguins

kidcyber page: penguins (see the information about little penguins)

http://penguinfoundation.org.au/about-little-penguins/

Seahorses and sea dragons

kidcyber page: seahorses and sea dragons

https://www.thoughtco.com/sea-dragon-facts-4176792

https://sciencewithkids.com/science-facts/sea-horse-facts-for-kids.html

Sharks

kidcyber page: Sharks

https://kids.kiddle.co/Great_white_shark

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013/07/ultimate-guide-to-australian-sharks

Sea turtles

kidcyber page: Turtles

https://www.ducksters.com/animals/sea_turtles.php

http://awpc.org.au/the-animals/sea-turtle/

Octopus, squid and other molluscs

kidcyber page: molluscs

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/molluscs/squid/

Fish and sea snakes

http://theconversation.com/australian-endangered-species-spotted-handfish-15619

http://theconversation.com/australian-endangered-species-sea-snakes-12054

https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/reptiles/sea-snakes/

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/yellow-bellied-sea-snake/

Other kidcyber pages:

Back to the kidcyber Webquest: Marine Animals

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Marine Animals WebQuest Index

These links are to help you start the kidcyber Marine Animals WebQuest.

Remember: your chosen animal must be a resident or frequent visitor to Australian waters, and it must be a threatened species.

What does the term threatened species mean?

Search kidcyber or search engines to help you choose the animal, and then to help you research it.

Keywords

A few websites to help you get started