ASK AN EXPERT
Karner Blue Butterfly
I''m an expert. Most people wouldn't think that a creature
just one inch long could be much of an expert on anything. Most
people aren't too smart! My family name is Lycaeides
melissa samuelis and we're all experts on the wild lupine
plant. You would be, too is that was all you ever ate. Lately
its been a struggle to find enough food for the whole family to
survive. That's the bad news. The good news is that there are
a few folks who are trying to bring back the old days when plants
were plentiful. To find out: (a) why the Karner Blue Butterfly
is endangered; (b) what is being done to prevent our extinction
.
Most people wouldn't think that a creature just one inch long
could be much of an expert on anything. Most people aren't
too smart! My family name is Lycaeides melissa samuelis
and we're all experts on the wild lupine plant. You would be,
too is that was all you ever ate. Lately its been a struggle to
find enough food for the whole family to survive. That's the bad
news. The good news is that there are a few folks who are trying
to bring back the old days when plants were plentiful. To find
out: (a) why the Karner Blue Butterfly is endangered; (b) what
is being done to prevent our extinction; to to http://www.fws.gov/eco_serv/endangr/insects/kbb_fact.html
To find out what you can do send e-mail.
Peregrine Falcon
I'm an expert. My name peregrinus means "foreigner"
or "traveler" and my relatives and I lived all over
the world. We're raptors, birds of prey, who like to dine on smaller
birds. We can swoop down on our dinner at speeds up to 200 miles
per hour. The peregrines that live in this area are experts on
damaged eggs. This is a painful subject for us. In recent years
our eggs have had very thin shells which have cracked before our
babies were born. Our families have become smaller and smaller.
To find our: (a) why our eggs had thin shells; (b) what the Fish
and Wildlife Service has done to increase our declining population;
go http://www.fws.gov/r9extaff/biologues/biopere.html
To find out what you can do to
help send e-mail.
Bald Eagle
I'm an expert. I am the only
eagle unique to North America and have been chosen as the national
symbol of the United States. While I have few natural enemies,
I know what it is to live in fear. I have experienced the loss
of the quiet isolation, tall mature trees, clean water and lead-free
fish so crucial for my survival. I have seen my friends and relatives
dwindle from a population of over 50,000 to only 450. To find
out-- (a) why people began to prey upon the bald eagle; (b) what
was done to increase our numbers and reintroduce us into the environment;
go to http://www.fws.gov/r9extaff/biologues/bio-eagl.html
For poems and articles about
eagles to to --
or
http://www.eagles.org
To ask specific questions about
eagles -- e-mail
Indiana Bat
I'm an expert. I'm an Indiana
Bat. I know thata bats have a bad reputation (some of my distant
cousins have tainted the family name) but most of us are harmless
mammals who enjoy a healthy diet of delicious insects. We make
our summer homes in dead and dying trees. The newcomers in the
neighborhood, the farmers and the home owners, find our unsightly
homes offensive and have removed them. Relocation has drastically
reduced our numbers. To find out: (a) where Indiana Bats live
in the winter; (b) why pesticides have created problems for Indiana
Bats go to:
http://.fws.gov/r3pao/eco_serv/endangrd/news/ind_bat.html
To learn more about bats in the
other states --e-mail:
DNR-WKD-WebPages@state.mi.us
To visit other general experts
try these sites:
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska.html
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