1. This animal has lost many of its nest sites to coastal development.
sea turtle
(11 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

2. This foot-long frog lives in just a few places in western Africa. Rain forest destruction and the building of dams threaten its habitat.
frog
(7 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

3. This large bird species nearly became extinct when it lost vast areas of North American wetland habitat to farms, roads, dams, and reservoirs.
crane
(8 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

4. This bird once flew freely over the western United States. Today, it has no wild habitat left at all! Keepers and scientists are trying to keep the species alive in captivity and hope to find wild habitats for it again someday.
California
(6 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

5. Farms, gardens, and houses are crowding this animal out of its habitat. But it needs its habitat to survive!
mountain
(7 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

6. This secretive bird lives on an island near Australia. Its mountain habitat has nearly disappeared due to mining and farming.

(4 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

7. This big cat hunts in forests and dense bush. But its habitats have nearly disappeared in Asia. This species has nearly disappeared, too.
Bengal
(5 letters) Hint: follow this link.

 

8. The best lumber for building comes from old-growth forests (forests with very old trees that have never been cut by people). But cutting down old-growth forests threatens this bird's only habitat.
owl
(7 letters) Hint: follow this link.