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WorksheetsOEOR Endangered Species Web Hunt
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
This butterfly is endemic in Calabria and Basilicata. It is also known as Gallo’s anomalous blue. The underside of the butterfly is pale grey with with stripe on the hindwing. This species is in danger because of the natural reforestation due to lack of an adequate management plan. Which family does it belong to?
Link: http://www.farfalleitalia.it/sito/572/index.php
Lycaenidae
Papilionidae
Nymphalidae
Hesperiidae
Which bird is the symbol of Belgrade?
Link: http://ekozastite.com/vrapci-opste/
House sparrow
Pidgeon
Owl
One of the most impressive and distinctive features of the red deer are the аntlers. Only the stags have antlers. Antlers typically measure 71 cm in total length and weigh 1 kg although large ones can grow to 115 cm and weigh 5 kg Antlers are made of bone.
Question: Antlers can grow 2.5 cm per:
Link: https://www.rewilding-rhodopes.com/wildlife/red-deer/
day
month
year
Where is the largest griffon vulture nesting place in Serbia?
(clue: it's written in bold)
Linkhttp://www.uvac.org.rs/beloglavi-sup
Uvac
Tara
Kopaonik
The Italian wolf is an endangeraed animal living in the Appennine and Western Alps. In the 1970's its population size was estimated:
Link: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/italy-s-most-threatened-mammals.html
less than 40 individuals
between 50 and 70 individuals
between 70 and 100 individuals
more than 100 individuals
What kind of bird is in danger of extinction in Asturias (Spain) because of the disappearance of pine trees
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081121151920.htm
(a)
Guess the animal?
It is a kind of small rodent species and has a general body length of up to 8 inches. It is found along the southern coast of Turkey.
LINK:
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/turkey-s-endangered-mammals.html
The Anatolian Leopard is an endangered leopard which lives in southwest Asia (Turkey).
When was the Anatolian Leopard photographed for the first time?
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolian_leopard
19th Century
Mid 1970s
2008
2013
Primula Palinuri (Petagna) is endemic to some parts of the Tyrrhenian Lucanian limestone coasts (southern Campania and Basilicata ) and Calabrian. It is 15-20 cm high and formed by pendulous, gold-yellow flowers, whose calices are powdery and white, blooming between February and March.
How and when was it discovered?
(clue: Look for curiosity)
Link: https://www.floraitaliae.actaplantarum.org/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=88551#p565881
expedition during the middle ages
in ancient times on the hill of a burial ground
in the 17th Century due to deforestation
in the 16th century thanks to the discovery of a naturalist
This animal is a vulnerable species and is included in the IUCN Red List.
Link: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15954/163991139
Panthera pardus Linnaeus
Capra aegagrus Erxleben
Centaurea erivanensis (Lipsky) Bordz
