Download Wanted Poster - Spring Branch ISD

“Wanted Poster”
Invasive Species
Background:
Invasive species are organisms that are not naturally found in a specified location, in
other words they are non-native. These organisms tend to take over their new habitat
causing other, native species to have to compete for resources, often unsuccessfully.
Native species are easily displaced and can be driven to extinction by the accidental or
purposeful introduction of a non-native species.
Purpose:
Your task is to create a wanted poster on 11X17 paper for an invasive species to help
advertise that species affect it has on its new “home” or ecosystem.
Poster requirements:
1. Name/Also Known As – 2 points
 Scientific (Latin) name/common name
2. Picture – 8 points
 Either printed or hand drawn. Make sure it is colored and large enough to
see.
3. Identifying Characteristics – 15 points
 Key Features to look for when identifying the criminal
 Size of your plant/animal.
 Breeding patterns; size of reproductive “litter”, how many times your
animal/plant breeds a year.
4. Last Seen – 10 points
 Explain where your plant/animal originated from including a possible way
it could have traveled from home area to new habitat.
5. Suspected Hideouts – 10 points
 Explain where new habitat is located. Is it different from its home area?
6. Crimes Committed – 20 points
 Explain what problems are caused by your organism
 MUST BE SPECIFIC TO YOUR ORGANISM, no general to all invasive
species
7. Reward – 10 points
 How is it being controlled/eliminated, what is being done to stop the
spread of your assigned species?
8. Color, neatness, creativity – 10 points
9. References – 5 points
Websites that will be good starting places for research and pictures:
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/40.html
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/index.shtml
http://wiki.bugwood.org/Invasipedia
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/node/634
Invasive Species
Invertebrates:
1. Africanized Honey Bee
2. Fire Ant
3. Asian Tiger Mosquito
4. Asian Long-horned beetle
5. Emerald Ash Borer
6. Zebra Mussel
7. Veined Rapa Whelk
8. Gypsy moth
9. Chinese Mitten Crab
10. Formosan Termite
Vertebrates:
1. Cane Toad
2. European Starling
3. Brown Tree Snake
4. Nutria
5. Asian Carps
6. Asian Swamp Eel
7. Flathead Catfish
8. European Wild Boar
9. Sea Lamprey
10. Round goby
11. Common Pigeon
12. Lion fish
13. Eurasian Ruffe
14. Norway Rat
15. Muscovy Duck
16. Common Boa
17. Burmese Python
Plants:
1. Kudzu
2. Purple Loosestrife
3. Water Hyacinth
4. Water Lettuce
5. Hydrilla
6. Mexican Petunia
7. Giant Duckweed
8. Japanese Honeysuckle
9. Chinese Tallow Tree
10. Japanese Climbing Fern
11. Chinaberry
12. Giant Reed
13. Chinese and European Privet
14.