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The Science 4 Kids website gives a description of what extinct means and what causes it. It shows pictures of several extinct animals.
This DreamWorksTV video doesn’t define extinction but it does explain the different reasons why some animals go extinct.
This National Geographic website explains what endangered means. It also describes the other levels on the “Red List” and what they mean.
This NOAA website compares what it means to be endangered to what it means to be threatened. It also gives the five factors that a species must have in order to be listed as endangered or threatened.
The UCLA.edu website gives a couple of definitions of sustainability and points out why it is important. It has a video on the website about sustainability.
This video gives the definition of sustainability and the history of sustainability. It takes a look at the economic, social, and environmental pillars of sustainability.
The NOAA website gives the definition of a marine sanctuary and describes why they exist. It also advises where the sanctuaries can be found.
This NOAA Sanctuaries video explains what marine sanctuaries are and shows where they are located in the United States.