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UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE YOU CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, NOTHING IS GOING TO GET BETTER IT'S NOT - Dr. Seuss
Endangered Species
Conservation Status Rank
Red Listed
Any species or ecosystem that is at risk of being lost (extirpated, endangered or threatened)
Blue Listed
Any species or ecosystem that is of special concern
Yellow Listed
Any species or ecosystem that is apparently secure or secure (least risk of being lost)
Some residents of the Okanagan Valley need our help.
They're at risk.
Learn about the Red listed and Blue listed species dwindling in our community and find out how you can help.
Pigmy Short-horned Lizard
The Pygmy short-horned Lizard, also known as phrynosoma douglasii, is an endangered species commonly found in sagebrush plains, short-grass prairies and open pine forests. Pygmy short horned lizards have a few strange tactics to scare off predators. They are able to inflate up to twice their size, and if that doesn’t work they can shoot blood out of their eyes to scare the predators away.
Amelia Chatterton - Grade 7 Student - Vernon B.C.
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Painted Turtle
Did you know that painted turtles don’t have teeth, but they can still eat? Keep on reading to find out more…
These Turtles are mostly found in North America, but can also be found from southern Canada all the way to Northern Mexico. These extraordinary turtles tend to live in ponds, rivers, ect.
Sadly, these Turtles are endangered; causing it to be illegal to keep them as pets.
Turtles help the environment grow and expand by spreading their dung for more plants to multiply and be more nutritious. But, how does their dung assist the environment?
Their dung has a lot of unexpected vitamins, seeds, and all the necessary fertilizers to keep the environment a healthy, safe place! Their dung promotes more trees and plants, and those trees and plants lead to more habitats for other animals, such as birds, bears, deers, etc.!
Martina Rowe - Grade 6 - Vernon B.C.
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White-tailed Jack Rabbit
You may ask are White tailed jackrabbits endangered, they are. In the 1920s and 1930s, White-tailed Jackrabbit was considered a pest in southern British Columbia but during the next 50 years they declined so that they may be gone.
Lily Davidson - Grade 7 Student - Vernon B.C.
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