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Burrowing Owl
Woodland Caribou
Greater Prairie Chicken
Grizzly Bear
WWF
100
What provinces are burrowing owls most commonly found in?
Alberta and Saskatchewan
100
Why is the Woodland Caribou important to our history?
Because it is on the Canadian quarter
100
What is the main reason the Greater Prairie Chicken went extinct?
The loss of habitat to cropland and hunting
100
200 years ago there was a population of 6000 Grizzly Bears, how many are there today?
700-1000
100
What does WWF stand for?
World Wildlife Foundation
200
List two of the three animals that dig holes for the Burrowing Owls.
Foxes, ground squirrels and badgers
200
What are scientists saying will happen to Woodland Caribou in Ontario within the decade?
It will be extinct
200
How many years has the GPC been around for?
900 years
200
How many kilometers of space does a male Grizzly require?
500-5000
200
What year was WWF created?
1961
300
List three factors that impact the Burrowing owls.
Loss of certain animals, pesticides, poisons, farming, loss of habitat,
300
How many square kilometers of land are the Woodland Caribou loosing per decade?
35,000 square kilometers
300
When was the last time the Greater Prairie Chicken was sighted?
1987
300
What is the main thing a Grizzly Bear need to survive?
Habitat
300
How many different species are there in the world?
1.5 million
400
How many pairs of Burrowing Owls were spotted in 2010?
58 pairs
400
What is the main reason the Woodland Caribou is going extinct in Canada?
Population increase and loss of forests/habitat
400
How many eggs would a female lay at a time?
7-17
400
What year did the Canadian Species Risk Act announce that Grizzly Bears were endangered?
2002
400
Name one little thing we can do to help.
Hanging your clothes outside in the summer, buy legal coffee, ect.
500
By how much did the Burrowing Owl sightings decrease from 2009 to 2010?
29%
500
How many plants and animals are in danger of extinction in Canada?
Over 200
500
What is the dance the males use to attract the female?
Stomps his feet on the ground, raises his feathers to the top of his head, inflates the orange pouches in his neck and makes a booming sound
500
Name two things we need to do to recover the Grizzly population?
Keep habitats protected and stop hunting them
500
What is the ratio of mammals that are threatened to be extinct?
1 in 4