SPECIES

NEWS

• We are planning to hand out cards at the YouthCaN conference on April 11th, 2005. We are going to distribute to all students cards with endangered species pictures and information. We would like to receive from you examples of endangered species where you live. Please send us:
  1) Hand drawn picture of the endangered animal or plant.
  2) The endangered species name. (English if possible)
  3) The endangered species location.
  4) Links to web sites that may provide information about the endangered species. (Please post your endangered species illustrations and information in the forums, click here, or e-mail us at youthcan@us.iearn.org)
• Projects on Endangered Species around the nation and world; students from around the nation and world are invited to present the projects that they are working on, could be on endangered species or on any. (Below you will see an example of a project YouthCaNers from NYC are working on.)

• Stories about Youth protecting species.
• Endangered Species project to join.
• Do you have any projects?
• e-mail us at youthcan@us.iearn.org

The eastern mud turtle is found on Long Island, New York and other places in the east coast.

In New York there are only five populations remaining.

For more information and a drawing of the eastern mud turtle visit:
http//www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/mutufs.html

Every Year YouthCaNers from New York City, USA go out to Breezy Point, New York to help protect the endangered species--Piping Plover.

The feathers of the Piping plover and the eggs they lay are very similar in color to the sand, therefore some people when they are on the beach area are not aware that the Plovers nests are in the sand.

We help protect the Plovers by setting up (red) flags and fences around the Plover's nesting areas.