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Endangered Species
- 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - dedicated to assessing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties and even selected sub-populations on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation.
- World Conservation Union (IUCN) - a union of governments, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations working at the field and policy levels, together with scientists and experts, to protect nature.
- National Audubon Society's Endangered Species Campaign - advocates the enforcement of the Endangered Species Act, as well as changes to the ESA that facilitate the recovery of endangered and threatened species.
- The Problem of Species Extinction - includes sections on threatened species areound the world, extinctions past and present, and the science of preventing extinctions. From the World Book Encyclopedia.
- Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International - information about endangered mountain gorillas and programs of conservation. Updates from the field, news about research programs, and more.
- Endangered Species & Wetlands Report - monthly newsletter covering the Endangered Species Act, wetlands, and developments in Congress, the courts, and at federal regulatory agencies. Also has links to related sites.
- Endangered Species [EE-Link] - a compendium of information about endangered species that can be found on the Internet including factsheets, searchable databases, images, policy and legislation.
- Traffic - actively monitors and investigates wildlife and endangered species trade and provides information gathered as a basis for effective conservation policies and programmes.
- Wildlife Conservation Society - WCS runs the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium and works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout the world.
- Citeswatch.org - streaming media coverage leading up to and during The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) being held in Nairobi, Kenya April 10 -20th.
- National Zoo Conservation & Research Center - includes section on research in reproductive physiology.
- World Wildlife Fund: Pandas Page
- Animal Channel - offers streaming media, news, and perspectives on animal stories.
- Animal Planet
Endangered Species: Books available at Amazon.com
Private Property and the Endangered Species Act : Saving Habitats, Protecting Homes
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The Endangered Species Act : History, Conservation Biology, and Public Policy
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Will We Miss Them? : Endangered Species (Nature's Treasures)
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