![title_endangered](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/title_endangered/4780711-1-eng-US/title_endangered_full_495.gif 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/title_endangered/4780711-1-eng-US/title_endangered_full_990.gif 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/title_endangered/4780711-1-eng-US/title_endangered_full_1468.gif 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/title_endangered/4780711-1-eng-US/title_endangered_full_1980.gif 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/title_endangered/4780711-1-eng-US/title_endangered_full_2475.gif 495w)
![endangered_intro](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_intro/4780691-1-eng-US/endangered_intro_full_495.gif 232w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_intro/4780691-1-eng-US/endangered_intro_full_990.gif 232w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_intro/4780691-1-eng-US/endangered_intro_full_1468.gif 232w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_intro/4780691-1-eng-US/endangered_intro_full_1980.gif 232w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_intro/4780691-1-eng-US/endangered_intro_full_2475.gif 232w)
An animal or plant that goes extinct is gone forever. Endangered animals or plants are species that are in danger of going extinct because there are so few of them. In the United States, these animals and plants are protected by a law called "The Endangered Species Act." Play the Endangered Species Game to find out how this law works.
![falcon, sand fly, gazelle](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_animals/4780687-3-eng-US/endangered_animals_full_495.gif 477w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_animals/4780687-3-eng-US/endangered_animals_full_990.gif 477w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_animals/4780687-3-eng-US/endangered_animals_full_1468.gif 477w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_animals/4780687-3-eng-US/endangered_animals_full_1980.gif 477w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_animals/4780687-3-eng-US/endangered_animals_full_2475.gif 477w)
What You'll Need
![endangered_materials](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_materials/4780695-1-eng-US/endangered_materials_full_495.gif 296w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_materials/4780695-1-eng-US/endangered_materials_full_990.gif 296w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_materials/4780695-1-eng-US/endangered_materials_full_1468.gif 296w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_materials/4780695-1-eng-US/endangered_materials_full_1980.gif 296w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_materials/4780695-1-eng-US/endangered_materials_full_2475.gif 296w)
- game board pdf print-outs
- scissors
- tape
- pair of dice
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place markers
(You can use pieces of colored paper, small plastic animals, or place markers from other games. Make sure that everyone who plays has a different place marker.)
What to do
![A graphic with the number 1 written in an illustrated, bordered circle.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number01/4080391-1-eng-US/number01_full_495.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number01/4080391-1-eng-US/number01_full_990.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number01/4080391-1-eng-US/number01_full_1468.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number01/4080391-1-eng-US/number01_full_1980.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number01/4080391-1-eng-US/number01_full_2475.gif 52w)
Trim along the dotted lines of the print-outs. Then, arrange the 4 pages so the pictures line up and tape them all together. (If you are not using clear tape, make sure you don't put the tape over any words or pictures).
![endangered_step1](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step1/4780699-1-eng-US/endangered_step1_full_495.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step1/4780699-1-eng-US/endangered_step1_full_990.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step1/4780699-1-eng-US/endangered_step1_full_1468.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step1/4780699-1-eng-US/endangered_step1_full_1980.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step1/4780699-1-eng-US/endangered_step1_full_2475.gif 199w)
![A graphic with the number 2 written in an illustrated, bordered circle.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number02/4080395-1-eng-US/number02_full_495.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number02/4080395-1-eng-US/number02_full_990.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number02/4080395-1-eng-US/number02_full_1468.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number02/4080395-1-eng-US/number02_full_1980.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number02/4080395-1-eng-US/number02_full_2475.gif 52w)
Put your markers where it reads, "start." Decide who goes first. First person throws dice.
![endangered_step2](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step2/4780703-1-eng-US/endangered_step2_full_495.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step2/4780703-1-eng-US/endangered_step2_full_990.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step2/4780703-1-eng-US/endangered_step2_full_1468.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step2/4780703-1-eng-US/endangered_step2_full_1980.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step2/4780703-1-eng-US/endangered_step2_full_2475.gif 199w)
![A graphic with the number 3 written in an illustrated, bordered circle.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number03/4080399-1-eng-US/number03_full_495.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number03/4080399-1-eng-US/number03_full_990.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number03/4080399-1-eng-US/number03_full_1468.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number03/4080399-1-eng-US/number03_full_1980.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number03/4080399-1-eng-US/number03_full_2475.gif 52w)
If you land on a space with a question, you have to answer the question correctly before you can move again. If you answer incorrectly, you lose a turn. The other players decide if you're right. (TIP: The answer can be found on the game board.)
![endangered_step3](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step3/4780707-1-eng-US/endangered_step3_full_495.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step3/4780707-1-eng-US/endangered_step3_full_990.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step3/4780707-1-eng-US/endangered_step3_full_1468.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step3/4780707-1-eng-US/endangered_step3_full_1980.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step3/4780707-1-eng-US/endangered_step3_full_2475.gif 199w)
![A graphic with the number 4 written in an illustrated, bordered circle.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number04/4080403-1-eng-US/number04_full_495.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number04/4080403-1-eng-US/number04_full_990.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number04/4080403-1-eng-US/number04_full_1468.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number04/4080403-1-eng-US/number04_full_1980.gif 52w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/web-of-life/number04/4080403-1-eng-US/number04_full_2475.gif 52w)
You have to roll the exact number to get to the Survival circle, or else roll doubles once you're on or past the space that reads, "From here on in doubles will win!"
![endangered_step4](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step4/4780715-1-eng-US/endangered_step4_full_495.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step4/4780715-1-eng-US/endangered_step4_full_990.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step4/4780715-1-eng-US/endangered_step4_full_1468.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step4/4780715-1-eng-US/endangered_step4_full_1980.gif 199w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/endangered-species-game/endangered_step4/4780715-1-eng-US/endangered_step4_full_2475.gif 199w)
Image Credits:
Photos: AMNH; Illustrations: Patricia Wynne