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How YOU can help save our marine wildlife!
‘Sadly, these cute creatures are endangered, but with a little help from our friends at the Marine Conservation Society, we’re going to show you exactly what you can do to help save these incredible creatures. Turtles in trouble - Turtles have been swimming in our oceans for at least 110 million years! But sadly, human…
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What will 2021 bring in the world of conservation?
Tiffi is exhausted from all this googling. She hopes that Elsa can use all that she has found. She is just pooped right now! But before she walks away from her computer she needs to find out what conservation is presented for 2021. ‘If it did nothing else, the emergence of Covid-19 a year ago underscored for all of us the…
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Endangered Ecosystems Alliance
Tiffi finds this wonderful video and she is sure that Elsa will want to add it to the story. Wow! That was cool! Now she reads more about this alliance……………. ‘The Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA) is a non-profit conservation organization founded in September of 2018 by Canadian conservationists Ken Wu, working for the…
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The ecosystem and how it relates to endangered species
The last time we met up with Tiffi she was learning all about the ecosystem. She contacted her character friends to tell them about National Earth Day. You can read part 1 here: What is an ecosystem? As citizens of the world, we can take actions protecting the Earth, its creatures and their habitats. She is hoping that her…
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How important is it to protect the species?
‘The Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, was enacted to halt the rapid loss of plant and animal life. Frequently referred to as the “crown jewel” of our nation’s environmental laws, the ESA has been responsible for saving many species formerly on the brink of extinction, including the bald eagle, gray wolf and…
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Why Endangered Species Are Important
The firsts article that she finds on Google explains why endangered species are important. She begins to read the content. ‘According to the World Wildlife Fund, more than 96,500 species in the world today are considered endangered in some way. This is a staggering number by any measure, and even more alarming when one…
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Why Endangered Animals are Important to the Ecosystem
‘Should it matter to humans that other life forms are disappearing? Many think so. Human populations depend on plants and animals for much of their food, medicines, clothing and shelter. Perhaps even more important, is the fact that intact ecosystems perform many vital functions, like: Purifying the air; Filtering harmful…
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If These 8 Species Go Extinct, Entire Ecosystems Will Disappear
‘A keystone species, by definition, has the power to largely effect entire ecosystems simply by performing natural behaviors for survival. Impressive? We’d say so. Many ecologists consider apex predators such as sharks, killer whales, and wolves to be keystone organisms, since they maintain balance of biodiversity and…
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Tiffi is surprised to learn all of this
‘Sea Otters - Most of us would agree that sea otters are adorable … AND they also happen to be a keystone species! Otters chow on invertebrates and sea urchins – sea urchins that would devour kelp forests if their populations were not controlled. Kelp forest ecosystems support hundreds of species from sea stars to sharks.…
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What can Tiffi do about this?
Tiger Shark - Ah, now here’s an apex predator. Tiger sharks prey on basically anything they can get their jaws on, which means they control the populations of quite a variety of organisms. Fortunately, sharks will most often feed on the sickest and weakest of the marine population. Therefore, sharks improve the health of…
