Carnivore Preservation Trust
Features videos, photos, and general information about the endangered carnivores living on this preserve.
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- Cyber Tiger You're a zookeeper that is just about to recieve a Siberian Tiger and it's time to get ready! Students complete a "Tiger Plan" to build its home, make it safe, and plan for its food and even entertainment.
- Wildlife Conservation Society The site links to other sites such as The Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Zoo Park and the New York Aquarium, which are all part of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Students can find out about animals of the world, species survival, saving wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of urban wildlife parks. Activities about nature are on this site with a section for kids with games.
- Lesson plan: Animal slide shows! This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.
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- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: Located in Anson and Richmond counties of North Carolina, the diversity of habitats and management programs supports a broad range of wildlife species, including over 168 birds, 49 amphibians and reptiles, 28 mammals, and 20 fish species.
- Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge: An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events.
- The Walter B. Jones Sr. Center for The Sounds and the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: Students can take a walk on the Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk and participate in an environmental education program at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Learn more about Chatham County, North Carolina , biology, carnivores, ecosystems, endangered species, environment, habitats, nature reserves, science , and tigers.
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At a 60 acre reserve in Pittsboro, North Carolina, the Carnivore Preservation Trust cares for a population of over 250 representatives from 16 species of threatened carnivores. The Trust is open to the public for guided tours that are led by a trained volunteer. Students will be introduced to tigers, leopards, and other carnivores.
The Carnivore Preservation Trustis open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. To schedule a tour call (919) 542-4684.
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