IUCN Red List
www.iucnredlist.org

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has made this lovely easy to use and understand website featuring all the animals and plants on their Red List of Threatened Species.

It has a fantastic search option where you can type in the name of an animal or plant. If it is on the Red List (there are over 16,000 species) specific information appears about it, such as it’s geographic range including a map, population, it’s habitat and ecology, the major threats it faces and current conservation actions in place for it. There is the option to have this as a summary or view the full account.

There is also an amazing photo section with incredible pictures of rare animals, and a news section highlighting current issues. Brilliant for classroom projects on specific habitats such as tropical rainforests or polar regions, and great for learning about endangered animals!

National Geographic for Kids
kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids

This is a very fun and interactive website designed specifically for kids. There is a games section, which has puzzles and quizzes, brainteasers and action games with names including “Recycle Roundup”, “Pluto’s Secret” and “Crittercam: African Adventure”, all of which are great fun!

A section on animals includes amazing photographs and videos with some interesting information on each. The “people and places” link gives an insight to different cultures around the globe and has some fantastic photos of festivals and carnivals. Again, it is an easy to use and colourful website, great for children to carry out their own environmental research on.

NERC Planet Earth Online
planetearth.nerc.ac.uk

NERC (National Environment Research Council) have made a relatively new web page entitled “Planet Earth online”. It is a great website for adults to browse to keep up to date with current environmental issues, technologies and findings. There is also a multimedia section where you can listen to audio features and watch videos about specific environmental topics.

A unique “blogs and opinion” link allows the user to read what NERC scientists are working on.