The quiet forest appears to have difficulties at times with keeping the food web stable. This site focuses on two categories that forest animals may fall into: overpopulation and extinction in most areas. In overpopulation it focuses on the raccoon, skunks and deer and in the extinct category it talks about the wolves and bears. With each animal you learn about their habitat, their enemies that effect them in the food chain and problems that are occurring. This site really helps you understand how each of these animals can impact the forest food web.
Reviewed by: Allecia & Megan

Take a walk in the forest and look to the ground and it is easy to find animal tracks but it is often hard to know what animal made the track. If you know who made the tracks then you will be a good detective to identify who lives in the forest. On this site you can find not only pictures of the tracks of different animals but you can also find information about how they walk, what they look like, including pictures, and what they will need in the food chain. You can find many forest animals such as the chipmunk, raccoon, squirrel and the skunk. There is also section on this site about the birds you would find in the forest. I like the details it gives not only about the tracks but how the animals walk differently causing a track pattern.
Reviewed by: Sierra

If you found tracks in the woods and now you want to know more about what made them, then this is the site for you to visit. Here you will find tracks classified into mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and humans. When you select a category to pursue you will then have choices and within each animal choice you will find a photo of the animal, drawings of their prints, information about their habitat and where you would most likely find their prints. It is not a ìsplashyî site but it contains very easy to read detailed information for any student.
Reviewed by: Dezmond

Would you like to go on a hike in the forest with out leaving your seat? Well at this site you can by taking a virtual hike through the forest and look around to see what you can find. You will learn many facts along the way. Youíll probably like the part when you go through night forest, itís sort of like a night hike. Your last stop is the stream, at the stream you have to solve the mystery question if you get the answer right you can make your own forest scene. This site is great in the classroom.
Reviewed by: Allecia

Bird habitats can easily change in the forest causing certain birds to not return each year. The Audubon Society of birding has a Kids Watch section to help you learn all about the common birds that are not endangered but their numbers are diminishing in certain areas instead of increasing. You can learn about these birds by choosing from eleven different categories and then choosing a specific bird. Then you will learn about their natural habitat and what threatens them. The Audubon society has created a conservation priority scoring system. You can also make trading cards of these birds or you can click on your home state to find out which birds and their habitat need to be watched so they do not become endangered.
Reviewed by: Arielle and Sierra

Come along on a fun nature walk to either the forest or a wetland that may just be alongside a forest. Here you will be given a long list of animals you might find in either location. When you select the animal they will give you good information about the habitat, size, description, eating habits, breeding and who their cousins are. You can also have a little fun by clicking on the mindbenders button and doing some fun problem solving.
Reviewed by: Ashlee