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The Dead Zone
Education on the Halfshell
Estuary-Live Louisiana Lesson Plans
Manatee Activities
OhNO! Hannah's Swamp is Changing!
SeaScope Activity Folios

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CALENDAR

LA SEA GRANT
COLLEGE PROGRAM

Manatee & Marine Mammal
Web Resources

MANATEES

SeaWorld Educational Department Resource
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/manatee/index.htm
Manatee info book- Information and photos about manatees
http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/index.htm
Teacher’s guides and classroom activities

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: Page on Manatees
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/experience/threatened/manatee.cfm
Brief description of manatees, distribution and reasons for decline

Louisiana Sea Grant News Release
http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/news/2005/manatee.htm
Manatee advisory in Lake Pontchartrain

Florida Manatee
http://pelotes.jea.com/Manatee.htm
Good easy-to-absorb information for kids

Manatee Facts! History, Biology and More!
http://www.sundiver.com
Information, FAQs, books, links facts and teacher resources on manatees

Manatee – Web Site for Manatee Watchers
http://www.homesafe.com/manatee/index.html
General information on manatees, includes links, viewing information and photos

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Endangered Species
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/i/a/saa0c.html
Technical overview of Florida manatees with references

Save the Manatee Club
http://www.savethemanatee.org
Information, news and tips about manatees, educational materials, links, photos, slide shows, photos, manatee quiz and how to adopt a manatee

Manatee Viewing Hot Spots
http://www.finetravel.com/unitedstates/southsoutheast/manatee1.htm
Information about the best places to find a manatee, how to approach them correctly and other viewing tips

Endangered: In the Wild: Oceans
http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_manatee.htm
Information on the West Indian Manatee, including: photos, range status, natural history, causes of endangerment, conservation actions and activities

MARINE MAMMALS

NOAA: Marine Mammal Education Site
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/NMML/education/index.htm
Information about marine mammals, studying marine mammals and careers

Whales and Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico: A Teacher’s Companion
http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/lagniapp/whale.pdf
Everything you need to know about marine mammal as in the Gulf of Mexico with suggested activities from the Minerals Management Service

Whale Net: Wheelock College and the National Science Foundation
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html
Interactive educational website focusing on whales and marine research,
information for students and teachers and a lesson bank

SeaWorld Educational Department Resources
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/index.htm
Information and photos about all aspects of manatees, bottled nose dolphin, baleen whales, beluga whales, sea lions and more
Teacher's Guide: Whales Grades 4-8
http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/pdf/whales-4-8.pdf
Zoo Research - Indian River lagoon Bottlenose Dolphin Field Study http://www.seaworld.org/wild-world/zoo-research/indian-river-project/index.htm

Enchanted Learning – Zoom Whales
http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subject/whales/
Information, activities and lesson plans about whales

Whales: A Thematic Web Unit
http://www.richmond.edu/~kjoyce/Whales/
Includes teacher resources, student activities, whale projects and Internet resources for all ages

Bottlenose Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico
http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/mr186.htm
Information about bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale Research
http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/marmam/sperm_research.html
Information about sperm whale research going on in the Gulf of Mexico

National Marine Mammal Laboratory
http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/
NOAA research on marine mammals

Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
http://www.gulfbase.org/organization/view.php?oid=tmmsn
Information on common and rare marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world

Virtual Whale Tour
http://www.whalewatch.ca/tour/start.htm
Prince of Whales Tours presents a virtual tour in the Straits of Juan de Fuca.

Whale Songs
http://www.whalesongs.org/
Educational center on whales and people includes whale information, lesson plans, and a great 40 question trivia