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Enda
nger
ed
Spec
ies
Plan
ner
2014
Feat
urin
g ar
twor
k fro
m th
e 20
13
Enda
nger
ed S
peci
es D
ay Y
outh
Ar
t Con
test
jan
ua
ry
2014
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ND
AY
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ND
AY
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DAY
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EDN
ESD
AY
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RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
Mar
tin L
uthe
r Ki
ng, J
r. Da
y
New
Yea
r’s D
ay
Artw
ork
by L
aucn
ia L
iang
, Sem
i-fina
list
(gr
ades
9-1
2)Ph
oto
cred
it: U
SFW
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T
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EMB
ER 2
013
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M
T
W
T
F
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FEB
RUA
RY 2
014
A s
ecre
tive
cat
, the
Can
ada
lynx
is a
t ho
me
in h
igh-
mou
ntai
n fo
rest
s of
Can
ada
and
Ala
ska.
The
sp
ecie
s is
als
o kn
own
to e
xist
in W
ashi
ngto
n, M
onta
na, M
inne
sota
, and
Mai
ne.
Wit
h lo
ng le
gs a
nd
larg
e, d
ense
ly-h
aire
d fe
et a
dapt
ed fo
r tr
avel
ing
over
sno
w, t
his
big
cat
is w
ell-s
uite
d fo
r hu
ntin
g sn
owsh
oe h
are—
its
mai
n fo
od s
ourc
e. I
n w
arm
er m
onth
s, t
he ly
nx m
ay a
lso
hunt
gro
use,
sm
all
mam
mal
s, a
nd s
quir
rels
. H
abit
at lo
ss fr
om t
imbe
r ha
rves
ting
has
red
uced
the
num
ber
of s
now
shoe
ha
res,
and
, in
turn
, the
num
ber
of ly
nx. T
he s
peci
es w
as li
sted
as
thre
aten
ed in
200
0.
Cana
da L
ynx
(Lyn
x ca
nade
nsis
)
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
“One
of t
he g
reat
dre
ams
of m
an m
ust b
e to
find
so
me
plac
e be
twee
n th
e ex
trem
es o
f nat
ure
and
civi
lizat
ion
whe
re it
is
poss
ible
to li
ve w
ithou
t re
gret
.”
— B
arry
Lop
ez, A
mer
ican
aut
hor
Artw
ork
by M
emor
ee P
lais
ance
,
1
st P
lace
(gra
des
9-12
)Ph
oto
cred
it: C
olin
M.L
. Bur
nett
febr
ua
ry
2014
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ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
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DAY
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EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
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M
T W
T
F
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JAN
UA
RY 2
014
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M
T
W
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F
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MA
RCH
201
4
Pres
iden
ts’ D
ay
Vale
ntin
e’s
Day
Grou
ndho
g Da
y“Wild
life
and
its h
abita
t can
not s
peak
, so
we
mus
t. A
nd w
e w
ill.”
—
The
odor
e Ro
osev
elt,
Amer
ican
pre
side
nt
The
jagu
ar –
the
larg
est
cat
in t
he A
mer
icas
– w
as o
nce
wid
ely
foun
d fr
om
Mex
ico
to A
rgen
tina
. Its
ran
ge a
nd n
umbe
rs b
egan
to
decl
ine
as fo
rest
s w
ere
cut
for
tim
ber
or c
onve
rted
to
agri
cult
ure.
The
spe
cies
was
list
ed a
s en
dang
ered
in
197
0. W
ith
a ho
me
terr
itor
y of
up
to 4
0 sq
uare
mile
s, t
his
big
cat
hunt
s de
er
and
wild
pig
s at
nig
ht, a
nd m
ay t
ake
to t
he w
ater
for
fish,
tur
tles
, and
frog
s.
Rec
over
y ef
fort
s in
clud
e w
orki
ng w
ith
land
owne
rs t
o cr
eate
hab
itat
cor
rido
rs.
Jagu
ar
(Pan
ther
a on
ca)
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Hum
pbac
k W
hale
(M
egap
tera
nov
aean
glia
e)
ma
rc
h 2
014
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ND
AY
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ND
AY
TUES
DAY
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EDN
ESD
AY
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RSD
AY
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AY
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RDAY
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RUA
RY 2
014
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T
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APR
IL 2
014
Dayl
ight
Sav
ing
Tim
e be
gins
Firs
t Day
of S
prin
g
“Our
goa
l is
not j
ust a
n en
viro
nmen
t of c
lean
air
and
wat
er a
nd s
ceni
c be
auty
. Th
e ob
ject
ive
is a
n en
viro
nmen
t of d
ecen
cy, q
ualit
y, a
nd m
utua
l re
spec
t for
all
othe
r hum
an b
eing
s an
d al
l oth
er li
ving
cre
atur
es.”
—
Gay
lord
Nel
son,
Uni
ted
Stat
es s
enat
or a
nd E
arth
Day
co-
foun
der
Artw
ork
by A
nish
a Ku
ndu,
1st
Pla
ce (g
rade
s 3-
5)Ph
oto
cred
it: E
d Ly
man
, NOA
A
St. P
atric
k’s D
ay
30
The
hum
pbac
k w
hale
is fo
und
in a
ll oc
eans
, and
is a
favo
rite
am
ong
wha
le
wat
cher
s fo
r it
s im
pres
sive
siz
e an
d ac
roba
tic
leap
s—so
met
imes
leap
ing
com
plet
ely
out
of t
he w
ater
. To
kee
p it
s 40
-ton
bod
y go
ing,
the
hum
pbac
k ea
ts u
p to
3,0
00 p
ound
s of
pla
nkto
n, fi
sh, a
nd t
iny
crus
tace
ans
ever
y da
y. O
n th
e Pa
cific
C
oast
, the
wha
le m
igra
tes
from
Ala
ska
to it
s br
eedi
ng g
roun
ds in
Haw
aii,
and
on
the
Atl
anti
c C
oast
, fro
m t
he G
ulf o
f Mai
ne t
o th
e W
est
Indi
es.
The
spe
cies
was
pr
otec
ted
in 1
962
by t
he I
nter
nati
onal
Wha
ling
Com
mis
sion
aft
er c
omm
erci
al
hunt
ing
redu
ced
its
num
bers
. It
was
list
ed a
s en
dang
ered
in 1
970.
Conv
entio
n on
In
tern
atio
nal T
rade
in
Enda
nger
ed S
peci
es
of W
ild F
auna
and
Fl
ora
anni
vers
ary
Enda
nger
ed S
peci
es
Day
Art C
onte
st
subm
issi
on d
eadl
ine
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Refu
ge S
yste
m
anni
vers
ary
31
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Ash
Wed
nesd
ay
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Wee
k be
gins
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
apr
il 2
014
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ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
At
hom
e in
war
m w
ater
s of
the
Atl
anti
c, P
acifi
c, a
nd I
ndia
n oc
eans
, the
haw
ksbi
ll se
a tu
rtle
dec
lined
pri
mar
ily b
ecau
se o
f the
mar
ket
for
its
beau
tifu
l she
ll fo
r je
wel
ry a
nd
othe
r de
cora
tive
item
s. L
ike
othe
r se
a tu
rtle
s, t
he h
awks
bill
has
been
aff
ecte
d by
the
lo
ss o
f its
nes
ting
hab
itat
and
ent
rapm
ent
in c
omm
erci
al fi
shin
g ge
ar.
Les
s th
an o
ne
perc
ent
of h
atch
lings
will
sur
vive
to
adul
thoo
d, fa
cing
pre
dati
on b
y ra
ccoo
ns, c
ats,
an
d ra
ts.
The
haw
ksbi
ll is
nam
ed fo
r it
s bi
rd-li
ke b
eak,
whi
ch it
use
s to
pul
l spo
nges
–
its
mai
n fo
od s
ourc
e –
out
from
the
cre
vice
s in
cor
al r
eefs
. T
he s
peci
es w
as li
sted
as
enda
nger
ed in
197
0.
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
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2 3
4 5
6 7
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9 10
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31
MA
RCH
201
4
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1 2
3
4
5 6
7 8
9 10
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MAY
201
4
Artw
ork
by P
iyus
ha K
undu
, Sem
i-fina
list
(
grad
es 6
-8)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Car
olin
e S.
Rog
ers,
USG
S
Haw
ksbi
ll Se
a Tu
rtle
(E
retm
oche
lys
imbr
icat
a)
Earth
Day
Arbo
r Day
Palm
Sun
day
Pass
over
end
s
“Tho
se w
ho c
onte
mpl
ate
the
beau
ty o
f th
e ea
rth fi
nd re
serv
es o
f stre
ngth
that
will
en
dure
as
long
as
life
last
s.”
— R
ache
l Car
son,
Am
eric
an c
onse
rvat
ioni
st
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Pass
over
beg
ins
Good
Frid
ay
East
er
Jr. D
uck
Stam
p Co
ntes
t
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Ma
y 20
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SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
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RDAY
S
M
T
W
T
F
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APR
IL 2
014
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M
T
W
T
F
S
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30
JUN
E 20
14
Mem
oria
l Day
Mot
her’s
Day
Artw
ork
by A
nnab
elle
Che
n, S
emi-fi
nalis
t (gr
ades
K-2
)Ph
oto
cred
it: J
ack
Jeffr
ey, u
sed
with
per
mis
sion
The
sca
rlet
Haw
aiia
n ho
neyc
reep
er, o
r ‘I
’wi,
is a
mon
g th
e m
ost
com
mon
nat
ive
land
bir
ds
of H
awai
i. H
owev
er, i
ts n
umbe
rs a
re d
ecre
asin
g be
caus
e of
the
loss
of f
ores
ts.
A n
umbe
r of
oth
er H
awai
ian
hone
ycre
eper
spe
cies
hav
e go
ne e
xtin
ct a
fter
the
intr
oduc
tion
of a
nim
als
that
pre
yed
on t
he b
irds
or
carr
ied
dise
ases
for
whi
ch t
hey
had
no im
mun
ity.
Sip
ping
ne
ctar
from
flow
ers
in lo
w e
leva
tion
are
as –
whe
re m
osqu
itoe
s ar
e co
mm
on –
mak
es t
he
‘I’iw
i vul
nera
ble,
sin
ce m
osqu
itoe
s tr
ansm
it a
vian
mal
aria
and
avi
an p
ox.
A c
andi
date
for
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Act
pro
tect
ion,
the
bir
d is
ben
efiti
ng fr
om p
roje
cts
to r
esto
re it
s fo
rest
ha
bita
t an
d co
ntro
l non
-nat
ive
spec
ies.
“The
ear
th h
as m
usic
for
thos
e w
ho li
sten
.”
— G
eorg
e Sa
ntay
ana,
Spa
nish
phi
loso
pher
and
poe
t
Enda
nger
ed
Spec
ies
Day
Inte
rnat
iona
l M
igra
tory
Bi
rd D
ay
(Ves
tiaria
coc
cine
a)
Haw
aii
Hon
eycr
eepe
r
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
jun
e 20
14
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2 3
4 5
6 7
8
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26
27
28
29
30
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
S
M
T
W
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F
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MAY
201
4
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M
T
W
T
F
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31
JULY
201
4
Artw
ork
by H
anna
h Ch
acko
, 1st
Pla
ce (g
rade
s K-
2)
Phot
o cr
edit:
© G
ary
Nafi
s
Fou
nd o
nly
on t
he S
an F
ranc
isco
Bay
pen
insu
la, t
he S
an F
ranc
isco
gar
ter
snak
e ne
eds
shal
low
pon
ds w
ith
plen
ty o
f pla
nts
for
hidi
ng p
lace
s, s
unny
hill
side
s fo
r ba
skin
g,
and
burr
ows
for
hibe
rnat
ing.
A g
ood
swim
mer
, the
sna
ke e
scap
es in
to w
ater
whe
n th
reat
ened
by
pred
ator
s su
ch a
s bu
ll fr
ogs
or g
reat
blu
e he
rons
. H
abit
at lo
ss fr
om
urba
n de
velo
pmen
t an
d ag
ricu
ltur
al u
se h
as c
ause
d th
e sn
ake
to d
eclin
e. I
t w
as li
sted
as
end
ange
red
in 1
967.
Hab
itat
loss
has
als
o co
ntri
bute
d to
the
dec
line
of o
ne o
f the
sn
ake’
s m
ain
food
sou
rces
, the
end
ange
red
Cal
iforn
ia r
ed-le
gged
frog
.
Nat
iona
l Fis
hing
and
Bo
atin
g W
eek
begi
ns
San
Fran
cisc
o Ga
rter S
nake
(T
ham
noph
is sir
talis
tetra
taen
ia)
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Flag
Day
Fath
er’s
Day
Firs
t Day
of
Sum
mer
Nat
iona
l Pol
linat
or
Wee
k be
gins
Ram
adan
beg
ins
Fede
ral a
nd J
r. Du
ck S
tam
ps fi
rst
day
of s
ales
“Wha
t we
are
doin
g to
the
fore
sts
of th
e w
orld
is b
ut a
mirr
or
refle
ctio
n of
wha
t we
are
doin
g to
our
selv
es a
nd to
one
ano
ther
.”
— M
ahat
ma
Gand
hi, I
ndia
n po
litic
al le
ader
Nat
iona
l Get
Ou
tdoo
rs D
ay
ww
w.fw
s.go
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RSD
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E 20
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AU
GU
ST 2
014
Inde
pend
ence
Day
“If y
ou tr
uly
love
nat
ure,
yo
u w
ill fi
nd b
eaut
y ev
eryw
here
.”
— V
ince
nt v
an G
ogh,
Dut
ch p
aint
er
The
sho
rt-t
aile
d al
batr
oss
once
num
bere
d in
the
mill
ions
in t
he N
orth
Pac
ific
Oce
an,
nest
ing
on J
apan
’s T
oris
him
a an
d M
inam
i-Koj
ima
isla
nds
and
mig
rati
ng n
orth
to
the
Gul
f of A
lask
a an
d th
e B
erin
g Se
a to
feed
on
fish
and
squi
d. D
ecim
ated
for
its
feat
hers
and
egg
s, t
his
larg
e bi
rd w
as t
houg
ht t
o be
ext
inct
by
1949
. T
he
spec
ies
was
list
ed a
s en
dang
ered
in 2
000.
Lon
g-liv
ed a
nd s
low
to
mat
ure,
th
e al
batr
oss
lays
onl
y a
sing
le e
gg e
ach
year
. R
ecov
ery
effo
rts
incl
ude
tran
sfer
ring
chi
cks
from
the
vol
cani
cally
act
ive
Tori
shim
a Is
land
to
Muk
ojim
a Is
land
, ste
adily
incr
easi
ng t
he p
opul
atio
n.
Artw
ork
by K
evin
Huo
, 1st
Pla
ce (g
rade
s 6-
8)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Joh
n Kl
avitt
er
Shor
t-tai
led
Alba
tross
(P
hoeb
astri
a al
batru
s)
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
AU
gu
st 2
014
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30
SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
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JULY
201
4
S
M
T
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SEPT
EMB
ER 2
014
“The
re is
gro
win
g aw
aren
ess
of th
e be
auty
of c
ount
ry...
a
sinc
ere
desi
re to
kee
p so
me
of it
for a
ll tim
e.”
— O
laus
J. M
urie
, Am
eric
an n
atur
alis
t
Artw
ork
by M
aric
ruz M
endo
za, S
emi-fi
nalis
t (gr
ades
9-1
2)Ph
oto
cred
it: ©
Gar
y N
afis
Arro
yo T
oad
(Ana
xyru
s cal
iforn
icus)
31
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Uni
que
to C
alifo
rnia
and
the
nor
ther
n pa
rt o
f Baj
a C
alifo
rnia
, the
arr
oyo
toad
live
s al
ong
coas
tal s
trea
m h
eadw
ater
s. T
he t
oad
need
s pl
ants
for
shel
ter,
stab
le a
reas
for
burr
owin
g,
and
gent
ly fl
owin
g w
ater
wit
h gr
avel
bot
tom
s fo
r br
eedi
ng.
It u
ses
its
larg
e, s
tick
y to
ngue
to
catc
h an
d ea
t an
ts a
nd fl
ies.
Alo
ng w
ith
the
dise
ase
chyt
rid
fung
us,
intr
oduc
ed p
reda
tors
suc
h as
bul
lfro
gs, g
reen
sun
fish,
and
larg
emou
th b
ass
are
thre
ats
to t
his
spec
ies.
Sin
ce it
s lis
ting
as
enda
nger
ed in
199
4, t
he a
rroy
o to
ad is
ben
efitt
ing
from
the
mod
ifica
tion
of d
am o
pera
tion
s to
res
tore
do
wns
trea
m h
abit
at a
nd b
y liv
esto
ck g
razi
ng m
anag
emen
t th
at
prev
ents
tra
mpl
ing
and
stre
am b
ank
eros
ion.
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
sept
embe
r 2
014
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ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
Labo
r Day
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AU
GU
ST 2
014
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M
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OCT
OB
ER 2
014
Firs
t Day
of A
utum
n
Artw
ork
by S
ophi
a Cl
eek,
Sem
i-fina
list (
grad
es 6
-8)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Dan
iel W
. Cla
rk, U
SFW
S
Oah
u Tr
ee
Snai
l (A
chat
inel
la sp
p. p
upuk
anio
e)
“Nat
ure
neve
r did
bet
ray
the
hear
t tha
t lov
ed h
er.”
—
Will
iam
Wor
dsw
orth
, Eng
lish
poet
Rosh
Has
hana
h be
gins
Fou
nd in
Haw
aii’s
mou
ntai
nous
fore
sts
and
shru
blan
ds a
bove
1,3
00 fe
et, O
ahu
tree
sna
ils
eat
fung
us o
ff t
he le
aves
of n
ativ
e pl
ants
. T
he s
prea
d of
intr
oduc
ed p
lant
s ha
s re
duce
d th
e su
pply
of n
ativ
e pl
ants
on
whi
ch t
he 4
1 O
ahu
tree
sna
il sp
ecie
s de
pend
. W
hile
al
l spe
cies
wer
e lis
ted
in 1
981,
onl
y 11
are
sti
ll kn
own
to s
urvi
ve t
oday
. T
hese
su
rviv
ing
spec
ies
are
vuln
erab
le t
o co
llect
ion
and
dist
urba
nce,
and
pr
edat
ion
by r
ats
and
non-
nati
ve s
nails
. T
he s
ubje
ct o
f man
y fo
lklo
re
and
song
s, t
hese
rar
e sn
ails
are
an
impo
rtan
t pi
ece
of H
awai
i’s
natu
ral h
erit
age.
Rec
over
y in
itia
tive
s in
clud
e re
sear
ch,
capt
ive
prop
agat
ion,
rel
ease
into
the
ir h
isto
ric
rang
e, a
nd
habi
tat
prot
ecti
on.
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Nat
iona
l Pub
lic
Land
s Da
y
Nat
iona
l Hun
ting
and
Fish
ing
Day
Fede
ral D
uck
Stam
p co
ntes
t
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
oc
tobe
r 2
014
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ND
AY
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ND
AY
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DAY
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EDN
ESD
AY
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RSD
AY
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AY
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RDAY
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M
T
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SEPT
EMB
ER 2
014
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M
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NO
VEM
BER
201
4
Colu
mbu
s Da
y
Hallo
wee
n
Artw
ork
by D
avid
Sta
rovo
ytov
, Se
mi-fi
nalis
t
(gr
ades
3-5
)Ph
oto
cred
it: R
odne
y Ca
mm
auf,
NPS
The
Flo
rida
pan
ther
onc
e ro
amed
thr
ough
out
the
sout
heas
tern
U.S
. To
day,
thi
s la
rge
cat
is
rest
rict
ed t
o le
ss t
han
five
perc
ent
of it
s hi
stor
ic r
ange
, wit
h on
ly a
sin
gle
popu
lati
on r
emai
ning
in
sou
ther
n F
lori
da.
One
of t
he fi
rst
spec
ies
to b
e lis
ted
as e
ndan
gere
d in
196
7, t
he p
anth
er
decl
ined
as
a re
sult
of h
abit
at lo
ss a
nd p
reda
tor
cont
rol h
unti
ng.
Rar
ely
seen
, thi
s se
cret
ive
cat
hunt
s de
er a
nd w
ild p
igs
mai
nly
at n
ight
. E
xper
ts b
elie
ve t
here
are
onl
y 70
to
100
pant
hers
re
mai
ning
in t
he w
ild.
Rad
io t
rack
ing
colla
rs h
elp
scie
ntis
ts m
onit
or t
he m
ovem
ent
and
beha
vior
of t
hese
cat
s, a
nd w
ildlif
e cr
ossi
ngs
have
hel
ped
to p
reve
nt v
ehic
le c
ollis
ions
.
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Refu
ge W
eek
begi
ns
Flor
ida
Pant
her
(Pum
a co
ncol
or co
ryi)
“Pla
ns to
pro
tect
air
and
wat
er, w
ilder
ness
an
d w
ildlif
e ar
e, in
fact
, pla
ns to
pro
tect
man
.”
— S
tew
art U
dall,
Sec
reta
ry o
f the
Inte
rior 1
961-
1969
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Yom
Kip
pur b
egin
s
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Refu
ge D
ay
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
no
vem
ber
201
4
1
2
3 4
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ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
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31
OCT
OB
ER 2
014
S
M
T
W
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F
S
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DEC
EMB
ER 2
014
Dayl
ight
Sav
ing
Tim
e en
ds
Vete
rans
Day
Than
ksgi
ving
Day
“Loo
k de
ep in
to n
atur
e, a
nd th
en y
ou w
ill u
nder
stan
d ev
eryt
hing
bet
ter.”
—
Alb
ert E
inst
ein,
Ger
man
-bor
n th
eore
tical
phy
sici
st
Artw
ork
by A
va B
ribrie
sco,
Gra
nd P
rize
Win
ner (
grad
es K
-2)
Phot
o cr
edit:
© D
oug
Back
lund
Am
eric
an
Bur
ying
Bee
tle
(Nic
roph
orus
am
eric
anus
)
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
A k
een
sens
e of
sm
ell h
elps
the
Am
eric
an b
uryi
ng b
eetl
e de
tect
dea
d an
imal
s up
to
thre
e m
iles
away
. A
fter
find
ing
the
carc
ass,
thi
s be
etle
will
bur
y it
and
th
en u
se it
for
food
. T
his
help
s ke
ep t
he e
nvir
onm
ent
clea
n by
den
ying
in
sect
pes
ts s
uch
as fl
ies
a pl
ace
to la
y th
eir
eggs
and
ret
urni
ng
nutr
ient
s to
soi
l. T
he b
eetl
e w
as k
now
n on
ly in
Okl
ahom
a an
d R
hode
Isl
and
whe
n it
was
list
ed a
s en
dang
ered
in 1
989.
A
succ
essf
ul c
apti
ve b
reed
ing
prog
ram
has
ret
urne
d th
is
spec
ies
to s
ever
al s
tate
s in
its
hist
oric
ran
ge,
incl
udin
g O
hio
and
Mas
sach
uset
ts.
30
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
dec
embe
r 2
014
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SU
ND
AY
MO
ND
AY
TUES
DAY
W
EDN
ESD
AY
THU
RSD
AY
FRID
AY
SATU
RDAY
S
M
T
W
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VEM
BER
201
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JAN
UA
RY 2
015
Chan
ukah
beg
ins
Artw
ork
by D
erek
Fan
, Sem
i-fina
list (
grad
es 3
-5)
Phot
o cr
edit:
Chr
is P
aris
h of
the
Pere
grin
e Fu
nd
The
nor
ther
n ap
lom
ado
falc
on w
as o
nce
com
mon
in s
kies
from
the
sou
thw
este
rn U
.S. t
o So
uth
Am
eric
a. T
his
bird
dec
lined
aft
er it
s gr
assl
and
habi
tat
was
con
vert
ed t
o ag
ricu
ltur
e. A
fter
vi
rtua
lly d
isap
pear
ing
wit
h th
e w
ides
prea
d us
e of
the
pes
tici
de D
DT,
the
apl
omad
o fa
lcon
was
lis
ted
as e
ndan
gere
d in
198
6. H
unti
ng in
pai
rs, t
his
rapt
or e
ats
bird
s, s
mal
l mam
mal
s, a
nd
inse
cts—
eith
er c
atch
ing
its
prey
in t
he a
ir o
r pu
rsui
ng it
thr
ough
shr
ubs.
The
spe
cies
is n
ow t
he
focu
s of
cap
tive
bre
edin
g an
d re
intr
oduc
tion
eff
orts
in T
exas
and
New
Mex
ico.
Nor
ther
n A
plom
ado
Falc
on
(Fal
co fe
mor
alis
sept
entri
onal
is)
“Bird
s ar
e in
dica
tors
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t. If
they
are
in tr
oubl
e, w
e kn
ow w
e’ll
soon
be
in tr
oubl
e.”
— R
oger
Tory
Pet
erso
n, A
mer
ican
nat
ural
ist
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Chris
tmas
Day
Kwan
zaa
begi
ns
Enda
nger
ed S
peci
es
Act a
nniv
ersa
ry
Firs
t Day
of W
inte
r
ww
w.fw
s.go
v/en
dang
ered
Fam
ily F
unE
ncou
rage
you
r st
uden
t to
par
tici
pate
in t
he 2
014
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Day
Yo
uth
Art
Con
test
. T
he
cont
est
is a
gre
at w
ay fo
r st
uden
ts g
rade
s K
-12
to
lear
n ab
out
enda
nger
ed
spec
ies
and
expr
ess
thei
r kn
owle
dge
and
supp
ort
thro
ugh
art.
The
sub
mis
sion
dea
dlin
e is
M
arch
15,
201
4. V
isit
ww
w.
enda
nger
edsp
ecie
sday
.org
fo
r co
ntes
t gu
idel
ines
.
The
art
wor
k fe
atur
ed in
th
is p
lann
er is
from
the
20
13 E
ndan
gere
d Sp
ecie
s D
ay Y
outh
Art
Con
test
, sp
onso
red
by t
he U
.S.
Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e,
the
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Coa
litio
n, t
he A
ssoc
iati
on
of Z
oos
and
Aqu
ariu
ms,
an
d th
e In
tern
atio
nal
Chi
ld A
rt F
ound
atio
n.
Do y
ou k
now
a
budd
ing
Pica
sso?
“Not
hing
is m
ore
pric
eles
s an
d m
ore
wor
thy
of
pres
erva
tion
th
an th
e ri
ch
arra
y of
ani
mal
li
fe w
ith
whi
ch
our
coun
try
has
been
ble
ssed
…”
– P
resi
dent
Ric
hard
N
ixon
, upo
n si
gnin
g th
e E
ndan
gere
d Sp
ecie
s A
ct
Som
e of
our
nat
ion’
s m
ost
enda
nger
ed s
peci
es h
ave
avoi
ded
exti
ncti
on in
par
t to
cap
tive
bre
edin
g pr
ogra
ms.
C
apti
ve b
reed
ing
is t
he p
roce
ss o
f bre
edin
g an
imal
s in
hu
man
con
trol
led
envi
ronm
ents
wit
h re
stri
cted
set
ting
s,
such
as
wild
life
rese
rves
, zoo
s, a
nd o
ther
con
serv
atio
n fa
cilit
ies.
Cap
tive
bre
edin
g w
as t
he la
st h
ope
for
the
Cal
iforn
ia
cond
or.
In 1
987,
the
re w
ere
only
27
Cal
iforn
ia c
ondo
rs
left
in t
he w
orld
. T
he la
st r
emai
ning
con
dors
wer
e ca
ptur
ed a
t H
oppe
r M
ount
ain
Nat
iona
l Wild
life
Ref
uge
in
sout
hern
Cal
iforn
ia.
The
firs
t ca
ptiv
e-br
ed c
ondo
rs w
ere
rein
trod
uced
into
the
wild
in s
outh
ern
Cal
iforn
ia in
199
1.
Toda
y th
ere
are
near
ly 4
00 c
ondo
rs in
the
wild
.
Rar
e pl
ants
may
als
o be
nefit
from
cap
tive
bre
edin
g pr
ogra
ms.
The
y ar
e gr
own
from
see
ds o
r cu
ttin
gs in
gr
eenh
ouse
s, a
nd e
vent
ually
rei
ntro
duce
d ba
ck in
the
wild
.
The
spe
cies
pic
ture
d be
low
are
just
a fe
w e
ndan
gere
d an
d th
reat
ened
pla
nts
and
anim
als
that
hav
e be
nefit
ted
from
ca
ptiv
e br
eedi
ng p
rogr
ams.
Eac
h pi
ctur
e ha
s a
num
ber.
W
rite
the
nam
e of
the
pla
nt o
r an
imal
by
its
num
ber
in
the
puzz
le.
Rec
ord
the
lett
ers
in t
he h
eavy
squ
ares
, in
the
orde
r th
ey a
ppea
r, to
rev
eal t
he m
yste
ry m
essa
ge.
Nam
es t
o C
hoos
e:C
alifo
rnia
con
dor
Des
ert
tort
oise
Sent
ry m
ilk-v
etch
Bla
ck-f
oote
d fe
rret
Palli
d st
urge
on
1.
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2.
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5.
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hoto
cre
dit:
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rty
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art
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cre
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tery
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