1. our national symbol, an endangered species success story

3. ultimate goal, for every species, of the Endangered Species Act

4. . . . is a word that means gone forever. Kaput. Finito.

5. word meaning a species could become endangered in foreseeable future

7. the abbreviation for the Endangered Species Act

8. troubled shellfish in America’s streams

9. loss of a species’ home, or its ________, is the biggest threat

10. an acronym for the fish/wildlife federal agency that protects endangered species &

habitats and manages the National Wildlife Refuge System

1. a new word meaning the vast variety of life in all its forms

2. word meaning "in immediate danger of extinction"

6. these species invade, and crowd the native species

Cross Word 2

1. "_______ Means There’s Still Time"

3. a species which is vulnerable but not yet in immediate danger of extinction

6. elected body that passes legislation such as the Endangered Species Act

7. areas of habitat believed essential to the conservation of an endangered or threatened species

8. plants and animals which are not yet proposed for listing as threatened or endangered

10. the Act’s abbreviation

2. choices in your course of action

4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists determine that a species is in __________ when a federal action would reduce the likelihood of a

endangered or threatened species to survival and recover in the wild.

5. the ultimate goal of the Endangered Species Act

8. acronym for the 130-nation agreement which regulates the exporting and importing in endangered species of wild fauna or flora

9. the legal term for any harassing, harming, or otherwise hurting of a threatened or endangered species

Word Search:  Can be forwards, backwards or diagonal