We cannot speak of the future without including the flora and fauna around us. This activity proved how much children really love animals and plants. They really put their hearts into their work. Endangered animals was one of the themes delt with in the grade 8 English course book. So, as a project the pupils of 8.a class did some research on the endangered animals in our region. They searched the internet, read newspaper articles and interviewed local hunters. Even though we limited one animal per page, the pupils gathered so much information that one page was not enough. Their descriptions included the animal's physical appearance, food, habitat and reason/s for extinction. The best projects were scanned, added to the booklet along with the protected plants and sent by post to the partner schools. Endangered plants, mainly flowers, were prepared by the second class and their teacher as well as the mountaineering circle and biology teacher. In this activity we compared the survival of animals and plants in each country and reasons for their extinction to see if there is any similarity. This material will be used in future biology classes. It was also one of the themes discussed by the pupils at the final project meeting in Lithuania.

Example of endangered plant -

KOSMATINEC (PULSATILLA PRATENSIS)

Cvet:	Cveti od marca do junija. Cvet je vijoličast, zvončast, kimast in gosto dlakav. Steblo je pokončno.
Posebnosti:	je brez duha, okus je oster in grenak.
Področje:	raste po suhih travnatih pobočjih in kamnitih pašnikih.
Uporaba:	zelo močno deluje zoper vnetje in gnitje. Zato je dobra pri vnetju srednjega ušesa, želodca in mehurja.

Translation:

Blossom:	It blooms from Marach to June. The blossom is violet, bell-shaped and thick-haired. It hangs down. The stem is upright.
Particularities:	It has no smell, but it has a sharp, sour taste.
Habiat:	It grows in dry areas and rocky pastures.
Use:	It is used to fight ear, stomach and bladder inflamations and decay.