Below you’ll find links to information about ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation in Africa and North America. Find information, see pictures, or go on a virtual field trip!

Student Websites (in alphabetical order)

• Amazing Animal Facts – fascinating facts for kids!
• Animal Videos – by National Geographic
• Animals of Africa – information and pictures about common African animals.
• Animals of North America – information and pictures about common North American animals.
• Aquariums Protect and Educate – by Ms. Christie-Blick in South Africa.
• Biodiversity – fun pages from the American Museum of Natural History.
• Birds in South Africa – by Ms. Christie-Blick
• Climate Change for Kids – be patient while the video loads. Check out the other links on this site.
• Elephant Preserve – by Ms. Christie-Blick in South Africa.
• Endangered Animals from Different Continents – interesting information about many different animals. Just choose your continent!
• Estuaries Game – help Oscar in his estuary habitat.
• Global Warming – what it is and why it’s important from the National Wildlife Federation.
• Habitats in South Africa – by Ms. Christie-Blick in South Africa. 
• Habitats Need Preserving – by Ms. Christie-Blick in South Africa.
• Penguins in South Africa – by Ms. Christie-Blick.
• Penguin Preserve – by Ms. Christie-Blick in South Africa.
• Rhinos in the Wild – watch the video on this WWF page.
• Safari in Tanzania – join Ms. Christie-Blick on a photographic safari.
• Sharks – Ms. Christie-Blick goes cage diving with Great White Sharks off the coast of Africa.
• Sharks and People Sharing a Habitat – by Ms. Christie-Blick in South Africa.
• Species Fact Sheet – information about threatened and endangered animals.
• Switch Zoo – just for fun animal games.
• Web of Life – story of the food web told by a spider.
• Whales – Southern Right Whales by Ms. Christie-Blick

Teacher Websites (in alphabetical order)

• African Culture and Environment – links to a variety of websites.
• Animal Planet – videos of all sorts of animals.
• Biodiverstiy – current issues.
• Biodiversity and Economics – how biodiversity affects a country’s economics.
• Biodiversity Explorer – links to biodiversity issues in Southern Africa from Iziko Museums.
• Extinct Animals – list of animals that have become extinct, with additional information.
• Ocean Adventures – videos of marine life by Jean-Michel Cousteau’s foundation.
• Ocean Life & Ecosystems – photos, information, and videos of life under the ocean from the Smithsonian.
• Rhino Conservation – video and text from WWF highlighting the endangered black rhinoceros in South Africa.
• Rhino Being Moved – video on YouTube.
• United Nations Environment Programme – background information on biodiversity issues.