posted by Ella Recknagel on May 20
I think the Humphead Wrasse is one of the funniest fish I have ever seen. It is so weird! It has a hump like bulge on the top of their head. They can live to be 30 years old. That’s really old for a fish. They live in coral reefs. Did you know that they can grow to be up to 6 feet long?! They eat hard shelled prey such as mollusks, star fish or other stuff like crustaceans. Humphead Wrasse are very important to coral reef health because they eat crown-of-thorn starfish which are not good for coral reef health. Humphead wrasse are mainly endangered because of over fishing. If fisherman stop fishing in the wrong spots maybe someday Humphead wrasse will be very popular all over the world.
posted by Ella Recknagel on Feb 17
In the mid 20th century whooping cranes went nearly extinct. In 1941 there was only 16 cranes left. I feel so bad about these creatures and how hard it is for these birds. Their number increased and there are about 200 in the wild and about 200 in captivity now so it is even. In all there would be about 400 of the birds alive. Their natural breeding ground is mostly in Canada. They mostly eat plants,shellfish,insects,fish and frogs so they are mostly carnivores. This is the main reason why whooping cranes are endangered: the loss of habitat and oil spills. Here is a picture to show how cute they really are.
posted by Ella Recknagel on Jan 19
As I was saying in the title the little yellow-legged frog needs our help! All the way in Sierra Nevada California!!! I will start with some easy facts about the frog. Once the frog was the most abundant amphibian in Sierra Nevada Mountains and Southern California. Here is a very interesting fact. At one time there were so many frogs that people had to watch were they stepped. The yellow-legged frogs have disappeared from over 93 percent of their original mountain home. The California Department of Fish and Game introduced trout into the frogs habitat. These trout didn’t belong there so the trout ate the tadpoles of the yellow-legged frog. This caused them to be endangered. Those are some interesting facts. I really don’t want these amazing creatures to go extinct someday.
http://www.californiaherps.com/sounds/rmuscosa.mp3
http://www.californiaherps.com/sounds/rmuscosauw.mp3
Another endangered amphibian is the California Tiger Salamander.
posted by Ella Recknagel on Jan 17
Floria has an amazing Panther that needs to be saved. There are only about 100 left in the state of florida. So what I would like you to do to try to save the florida panther is do not cut down trees and try not to drive too fast in the Everglades. I will start with facts about the florida panther. They are 5-8 ounces when they are born. Their adult body is about 5-8 feet long.They also eat squirrels, deer and other stuff they can find. They live in southwestern florida and need 100 square miles, which is a very big place. so I was glad to write this blog because I love animals and I will deal with any animal I can find. I am so glad that you read my blog. Thank you.
posted by Ella Recknagel on Nov 14
Hi!! My name is Ella. I am 6 years old and I love animals. I have been dealing with animals my whole entire life. I have gotten to handle so many animals because my dad is a biology teacher. I want all the people in the world to save animals. Animals do stuff for us and we do stuff for them. Please keep reading my blog at www.endangered-animal-lover.com.
