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Wildlife
Animals and Birds
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For Animals - A site promoting the ethical treatment of animals.
All-Star Endangered Critter Cards - This Why Files collection of printable endangered species trading cards is a fun way to interest kids in conservation. The front of each card features an animal photo; move your mouse over it to read about the species and how it is threatened.
American
Bird Conservancy - A site dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats
throughout the Americas.
AmphibiaWeb - To aid in conservation efforts, this website is hoping to create a web page for each of the world's amphibian species. Learn about worldwide declines in amphibian populations and search the database to take a look at the current listings, which include profiles, photos and audio clips.
Avibase - An online database containing records on 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, regional bird checklists and recommended links.
BirdSource
- A partnership between citizens and scientists, designed and managed by the
National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. BirdSource scientists
offer the opportunity to "bird with a purpose."
Boreal Songbird Initiative - The Boreal Songbird Initiative works to educate birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest to migratory birds. Check the boreal bird guide to read about selected birds of the boreal, view photos and listen to audio clips.
Butterflies of North America - The United States Geological Survey offers a comprehensive collection of butterfly data, including photos and species distribution maps.
Crocodiles!
- They've been around at least 240 million years, outlasting the dinosaurs and
then some. Get to know the clickable croc, and discover its survival strategies.
Elements
- This bilingual online environmental magazine features all life forms, from
little squirrels in big trees to the relationships between energy and touch
therapy.
eNature.com - These easy-to-navigate field guides from the National Audubon Society will help you identify over 4,800 plants and animals.
Endangered Species Program - Learn what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is doing to protect endangered and threatened species and the ecosystems they depend on.
Field Trip Earth - Take a virtual field trip to wildlife conservations projects around the world through interviews, discussion groups, field reports, essays, slide shows and educator resources.
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors - The American Museum of Natural History's frog website features fascinating facts, audio clips, images and a poison frog cam.
FrogWeb
- Whether you're interested in the latest scientific research on the possible
causes of increasing amphibian deformities and population declines or information
on caring for tadpoles, you'll find it here.
The
Greatest Places - This site takes you on a rare journey exploring the global
systems and wildlife of seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on
Earth.
International
Species Information System - This amazing system has information on over
250,000 individual plants and animals contained in zoos (6,000+ species), along
with an additional 750,000 of their ancestors.
Monarch
Watch - This site has everything you need to track, tag, or simply enjoy
monarch butterflies during their annual fall migration.
Nature
Watch - "Watchable wildlife" programs from the U.S. Forest Service and a
host of nature and wildlife organizations.
Owl
Cam - Have a peek (and a listen) into the adventures of Ward and June, a
pair of Northern Barred Owls, as they raise their family in an eastern Massachusetts
nest box.
Peregrine
Falcon Watch - This site from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation offers video
monitoring of four nest sites and their growing broods of chicks.
San Diego Zoo - Begun in 1916 by a physician who gathered 50
animals from local menageries, today the 100-acre park is home to over 3,800
animals of 800 species, 6,500 species of plants and the widely acclaimed Center
for Reproduction of Endangered Species.
Save the Wild Horses - Once numbering in the millions, fewer than 40,000 wild
horses and burros remain today. This site contends that these equids are being
managed out of existence by the very government agency mandated to protect them.
Tiger
Information Center - Everything you need to know about this majestic species,
from the extinct Caspian Tiger to the endangered Bengal Tiger.
WatchList - A section of the National Audubon Society's website which focuses on bird species
experiencing population declines or threats to their habitats.
Wild-Eyed Alaska - Watch
the wildlife of Gull Island in Kachemak Bay as they nest, breed, hunt and dive
-- thanks to video cameras installed by a local museum.
Wildlife
Conservation Society - The home of the Bronx Zoo and other New York City
wildlife centers. With lots for kids, sections on conservation biology and other
careers in wildlife conservation, and a photo gallery.
Fish
FishBase - A database containing photos and descriptions of almost every fish species known to science.
The
Marine Fish Conservation Network - Learn about protecting ocean fish populations
and promoting their long-term sustainability from this site, which includes
legislative updates and ways you can help.
Monterey Bay Aquarium - This family-friendly site includes activities for kids, a field guide to sea creatures and wallet-sized Seafood Watch cards to help you make smart choices when you see fish on the menu.
National Coalition for Marine Conservation - News, information and action items relating to the conservation of sharks, swordfish, billfish and other ocean fish.
Sea Around Us - This partnership between the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre and the Pew Charitable Trust focuses on researching the impacts of large-scale fisheries on marine ecosystems, and how these trends can be reversed. The site presents technical information, maps and databases.
Sharks: Myth and Mystery - The online companion to a Monterey Bay Aquarium exhibit, this site features shark photos, profiles, video clips, learning activities and a streaming shark web cam.
Southern California Steelhead Recovery Coalition - A coalition of environmental groups (including NRDC) who have joined together to restore free-flowing rivers, streams, riparian habitat and watersheds and to foster the recovery of the steelhead trout and other aquatic species.
Whales and Marine Animals
In Search
of Giant Squid - Smithsonian Institution scientists from the U.S. and
New Zealand use a "Deep Rover" submersible to directly observe the elusive giant
squid.
Marine Mammal Center - Learn about marine mammals and what to do if you find one stranded on the beach.
Seal
Conservation Society - Promotes the conservation, protection and study of
the 33 different species of pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses).
World Wide Whale - Featuring facts and photos about marine mammals and the dangers they encounter, this site includes actions you can take to protect whales and dolphins.
The
Wyland Whaling Walls - The Wyland Foundation uses life-size public art to
achieve its vision of respecting and protecting ocean resources.
Habitat Preservation
The Florida Everglades - Take a postcard tour of the Everglades to learn about the national park's habitats and wildlife, and find out how you can help preserve the region.
Biodiversity
Tree
of Life - It's not easy to chart a course from the root of this tree to
its uppermost branches, but along the way you'll learn plenty about phylogeny
and biodiversity (for starters: what is phylogeny?).
Plant Life
Aboriginal
Plant Use In S.E. Australia - An interesting site profiling the use of specific
plants by Australian Aborigines. Complete with species sketches.
California
Native Plant Society - Definitely not just for Californians, this site includes
data, educational quizzes, teacher resources, beautiful pictures, a kid's page,
and many links to botanic and conservation sites, all to increase understanding
of native plants and their natural habitat.
National Collection of Endangered Plants - View plant profiles containing photos, descriptions and distribution maps for over 600 endangered plants that grow in the United States.
Native Plant Information Network - Brighten your day with a visit to this website, packed with wildflower photos, data on over 5,200 native species, an event calendar, resource lists and a "Mr. Smarty Plants" to answer your questions.
Plants-In-Motion - Thanks to time-lapse photography, visitors to this Indiana University website can watch QuickTime video clips of plants growing, blooming and dying before their eyes.
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