WILD ANIMAL CONSERVATIONS

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AT A TIME.

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BOG TURTLES

Annabell Swank, Devlyn Yaroslawski, Christopher Cornelison and Vonnya Summers

INFORMATION

• Bog turtles are one of the many endangered animals in PA

• They are one of the smallest turtles in the country!

• They are mainly endangered because they have little habitat left.

• They have been endangered for almost more than 40 years!!

• Current bog turtle population is unknown, but estimates range from 2,500 to 10,000.

• Invasive plants such as the purple loosestrife can dry out large areas of suitable habitat.

Bog turtles are extremely sensitive to the effects of global warming.

Global Warming??

More Facts

• Bog turtles are omnivorous, plant and meat-eating animals.

• Their diet consists of insects, beetles, seeds, pondweeds, berries, and snails.

• The life span of bog turtles is not known for certain, but may be about 40 years.

Delmarva Fox Squirrel

The Peregrine Falcon

In Pennsylvania this bird is on the endangered list. In the early 1900’s there were about 350 nesting pairs throughout the state. In 2011 there was only about 30 pairs and most of the nest were all man made. 2014 there were only 40 known nest. That is a decline of about 310 mating pairs. The breeding pairs are partners for life. That means if something happens to one of them the other will not reproduce with anyone. They only lay 3 to 5 eggs at a time. They keep taking care of their babies until they are 4 to 5 months old.

Short Eared Owl

Its so sad that they have to go so soon.

First I’m going to tell you so facts about them

They fly as slow as a moth.They fly lower than normal owls.They only eat small mammals.

Is this true????? They are only found

in PA and NJ But everywhere else

they are very uncommon.

They were mainly hunted for food.

Just like we hunt deer.

They decrease from 3.5% to 11.5% every year.

How Small They Are

They do not weigh that much, they are only 10-15ozs

They can only grow up to 340in to 423 in long.

WingsIts only

279in to 314 in long

The wing span can range from 39in to 44 in.

The Piping Plover

Many plovers undertake spectacular migrations, the best known of which is that of the American golden plover, Pluvialis Dominica. Adults of the eastern form make a nonstop, 3,900-km (2,400-mi) transatlantic flight from Nova Scotia to northern South America and then to the southern regions of South America. The young move at a more leisurely rate down the Mississippi Valley to Argentina. In the spring all the birds return north by way of the Mississippi Valley. The western form of the golden plover nests in Alaska and migrates in the fall by way of the Hawaiian Islands to winter grounds in southern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Many plovers undertake spectacular migrations, the best known of which is that of the American golden plover, Pluvialis Dominica. Adults of the eastern form make a nonstop, 3,900-km (2,400-mi) transatlantic flight from Nova Scotia to northern South America and then to the southern regions of South America. The young move at a more leisurely rate down the Mississippi Valley to Argentina. In the spring all the birds return north by way of the Mississippi Valley. The western form of the golden plover nests in Alaska and migrates in the fall by way of the Hawaiian Islands to winter grounds in southern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

ping plovers eat freshwater and marine invertebrates that have been washed up on shore, as well as other invertebrates. This may include marine worms, insects (fly larvae and beetles), crustaceans, mollusks and other small marine animals and their eggs.

Piping plovers breed mostly along the Atlantic coast, from North Carolina northward to eastern Canada and the French Islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. A second population breeds inland along rivers and wetlands of the northern Great Plains, from Nebraska to the southern Prairie Provinces, as well as portions of the western Great Lakes in the U.S. and western Ontario. During winter months, most individuals occur on coastal beaches, sandflats and mudflats from the Carolinas to Mexico’s Yucatan, with a very few dispersed through the Bahamas and West Indies.

Because their inconspicuous sand-colored plumage makes them more difficult to see on the ground than if they flew and exposed their bright white underbody, when they move, piping plovers often walk or run rather than fly. Prior to breeding and at the beginning of courtship, males perform an elaborate flight display over breeding territories in order to advertise their availability to females. The males use deep, slow wingbeats and an alternating tilting of the body from side to side that produces a fluttering flight, making the bird more conspicuous than in normal flight.

As of 2001, it is estimated that there are no more than 3,000 breeding pairs of piping plovers across the U.S. and Canada

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