Well actually, being an endanger species isn't. Child's play that is. It's a pun....
Anyway, the reason I made a terrible joke is because my article for this week is from the National Geographic Explorer website, which is generally for kids, but I thought this article had good information.
The article starts off talking about Howard Quigley's first encounter with a siberian tiger. Quigley is a biologist who has worked with a number of different animals. The article then continues to talk about how siberian tigers are being tracked now, sending back information about what they're doing constantly.
This article is interesting to read because it has good information, such as how the tiger population got so low and what people are doing to help. It's also interesting because it talks about how presenting more jobs in the areas where tigers live could actually prevent poaching. There's also a list of facts at he end. They really have no purpose, but they're pretty interesting, like the fact that a tiger's stripes are like human finger prints and are unique to each individual.
Check out the article here: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0311/articles/mainarticle.html
You are doing a fantastic job with this assignment. Great article choices, witty entries, and good summaries. Bravo. I can't wait for the next installment!
ReplyDeleteNice job, I liked reading this article and I like the way you write. I read the article and thought it was interesting how they listed trivia about the tiger such as, the Siberian Tiger being the largest cat; something I didn't know.
ReplyDeleteI like how you included that people are helping out the tigers by cutting down less trees to keep rain forests.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this choice of an article because it was simple, yet provided all the information I needed to understand tigers being endangered.
ReplyDeleteI like your topic. Why is the tiger population so low?
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cool that Tigers' stripes are unique to each one like our fingerprints are! I had no idea!
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