Clicking on this image will take you to the National Geographic's Encylopaedia entry on "Endangered Animals". This webpage has information about endangered animals across the planet. It has some very handy features - like clickable words (the words in blue with yellow dotted underlining can be clicked on for a definition) and explanations about ways animals become endangered. Plus there is a vocabulary list that you might find useful as you do more research into the topic.
Clicking on this image will take you to a pre-constructed search by Kiddle.co (one of Miss Phillips' favourite search engines for kids) of all the animals that have become extinct since 1788 - when the First Fleet arrived. It provides a table of information for Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals and Marsupials, and Invertebrates. Each table gives you the following for the animals that fit in that category: the Species name (which is in Latin), the Common Name (which is in English), the location/s where the animal was found, and some comments about when it was last seen and what may have been responsible for its extinction.
Clicking on this image will take you to a page on the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's website - all about the wildlife that they are working to protect. It has some interesting statistics about extinction and causes of extinction in Australia. If you scroll down to the "Search for wildlife profile...." search bar you can enter the names of animals you are investigating and see if they have more information about them. For example, searching for "numbats" reveals that they have a webpage about this animal and clicking through to the link for the webpage gives you access to a range of information resources that are relevant to your tasks.
Clicking on this image will take you to Australia Museum's website about extinct animals of Australia. You can click on links to information about different types of animals, such as marsupial, reptiles, and bird. NB: the animals are listed by their official classification - which is in Latin! - so you may need to do a little further investigating to find out what animals are lurking behind names like Chunia illuminata or Silvabestius johnnilandi and many more. It may be a good idea to check with your teachers as to whether an animal is suitable for your performance task.
Email Library staff for the login information, make sure that you include your name and a clear explanation of what you are asking for: Miss Phillips Mrs Lim Ms Lane. Once you have the login details, follow the link below to the Online Reference Generator and create Harvard-style citations for all of your resources/references.
Clicking on this image will take you to a pre-set (advanced) search of the Wilderness Library catalogue. Miss Phillips used the keywords "extinct animals" and the location "Junior Library" to limit the results. Look at the Call Numbers for the books that come up in the search - this shows you areas of the Non-Fiction collection where you may find other books that haven't come up in the search.
Clicking on this image will take you to a different pre-set (advanced) search of the catalogue. Miss Phillips used the same location, but this time, her keywords were "endangered animals" to limit the results. As with the results for "extinct animals" make sure that you look at the Call Numbers to see where the books 'live' and other books that aren't in the search might be found.
Wicked Wildlife is an Australian YouTube channel, they aim to provide entertaining and educational wildlife presentations - this one is about 5 critically endangered Australian animals.
This YouTube video is a slideshow of images of endangered Australian species and how many of them there were in 2012 (when the video was made). Unfortunately, the creator of the video does not include any of their sources of information, so be careful in assuming that their numbers are correct - you should do your own research to see if the numbers have gotten better or worse, and if the animals are still considered endangered.
