Biomes and Ecosystems

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In order to appreciate why it’s important to protect Earth and save the planet from pollution and other destructive forces, it helps to experience the wonder of all the different ecosystems and biomes around our world. Check out these great sites to get your journey started:

•  Global Biomes- Click on link and Use the interactive thinglink to learn about different biomes around the world such as the rainforest, desert, savanna, tundra, forests, grasslands, and taiga.

• Ecosystems can be as large as a biome or as small as a mud puddle. click on the link below and checkout life in the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem in Australia.

• Visit the National Zoo-Check out animals from all over the planet on a virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC.

• Watch live webcams of the grassland blackfooted ferret, the African savanna cheetah cub and lion, the tropical forest Asian Elephant, the Giant Panda from the temperate forests of central China, and the naked mole rats from the tropical grasslands of Eastern Africa.(double click images below for highlights)