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Annotated Bibliography of Methodologies to Census, Estimate, and Monitor the Size of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Populations: Collection of bibliographic details featuring author, title, date of publication, page references, an abstract, and keywords for materials relating to biological populations and white-tailed deer. Also provides a decade by decade summary of deer monitoring techniques, and a discussion of the suitability of such methods. An alphabetical author index is provided.
Author: O'Connell, Allan F.; Ilse, Linda & Zimmer, John
Subjects: mammals, wildlife
DeweyClass: 599.652
Resource type: bibliography
Arabian Wildlife Online: A magazine about wildlife in the Arabian peninsula. Includes full text articles on satellite tracking, butterflies, conservation, greater flamingos, the Red Sea, flowers of south-west Saudi Arabia, Arabia's desert mice, and whale research.
Author: Trident Press
Subjects: butterflies, flowering plants, mice, saudi arabia, whales, wildlife
DeweyClass: 591
Resource type: magazine
BBC Wild: The commercial arm of the BBC Natural History unit. Includes a collection of 10,000 online images which are available for unlimited use on payment of a single fee.
Author: BBC Natural History Unit
Subjects: wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: image collection
Canadian Wildlife and Wilderness Art Museum: Collection of wildlife and wilderness paintings by Canadian and other international artists, being arranged into a permanent museum showcase.
Author: Canadian Wildlife and Wilderness Art Museum
Subjects: art museums, canadian geography, canadian museums, painting, wildlife
DeweyClass: 750
Resource type: museum
ECME: Environmental Estrogens and Other Hormones: An educational service and interactive forum where those interested in environmental estrogens and other environmental hormones can find accurate, and timely information. Environmental Estrogens (EE) are a wide variety of natural compounds and synthetic chemicals that may mimic natural estrogen hormones. EEs and other environmental hormones have been associated with growth, reproductive and other health problems in wildlife and laboratory animals and may also affect human health.
Author: Center for Bioenvironmental Research of Tulane and Xavier Universities
Subjects: environmental health, hormones, wildlife
DeweyClass: 571.74
Resource type: documents, forum
Froggy Page: All kinds of information about frogs, both silly and scientific. Includes images, frog calls, song lyrics and stories about frogs, articles on topics such as anatomy and dissection, declining amphibian populations, species information and resources on frogs kept in captivity.
Author: Loosemore, Sandra
Subjects: frogs, wildlife
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: articles, images, sound collection
Global Contamination, Wildlife Health, and Biotechnology: Annotated article providing background information on the history of environmental contamination, a primer on sources of pollution in the environment, and brief descriptions of how pollution threatens people and wildlife.
Author: Sollod, Albert & Proulx, David
Subjects: biotechnology, pollution, wildlife
DeweyClass: 577.27
Resource type: article
Hinterland Who's Who: Presents online versions of the Hinterland Who's Who series of 60 second television programmes, educating the public on the importance of wildlife conservation, broadcast since the 1960s. Also features fact sheets on various species highlighted in the series, divided into birds and mammals.
Author: Canadian Wildlife Services & Canadian Wildlife Federation
Subjects: canada, wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, moving images
International Photo Gallery Project: A collection of photo gallery links, related to nature, wildlife and history. Pictures are grouped by their country of origin. Includes facility for users to contribute new sites to the collection.
Author: Zane, Mark S
Subjects: photographs, wildlife
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation: Institute promoting activities that ensure the well-being of chimpanzees, other primates and animal welfare activities in general. Offers facts on chimpanzee behaviour, habitat, communication, physiology, conservation, tool use and hunting.
Author: Jane Goodall Institute
Subjects: primates, wildlife
DeweyClass: 599.885
Resource type: documents
Natural Diversity Information Source: Provides mapping, data, information, and links to similar websites concerning hunting, fishing, wildlife, habitat, and conservation planning issues in Colorado. The NDIS website is designed to provide these services for multiple audiences with differing needs and levels of subject expertise. Provides quick access to basic information, interactive maps, and links to similar websites, as well as more detailed information, and digital (GIS) map layers for planning and analysis purposes.
Author: Colorado State University
Subjects: nature conservation, wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, images, maps
Nature Pictures: Collection of wildlife photographs featuring insects, spiders and animals, with an additional section of recorded bird songs.
Author: Mierzejewski, Marek
Subjects: birds, butterflies, wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: image collection, sounds
Naturenet: Practical Conservation and Nature Reserves: A voluntary enterprise to provide a good resource for practical conservation on the Web. Most of the information available on Naturenet relates to the UK, particularly England.
Author: Chatfield, Matthew & Chatfield, Barbara
Subjects: nature conservation, wildlife
DeweyClass: 508
Resource type: index
naturepl: Online service of the Nature Picture Library which incorporates the BBC Natural History Unit Picture Library collection and BBCwild. Thousands of searchable medium resolution images are available free of charge, with fee-based access to high resolution images offered.
Author: BBC Nature Picture Library
Subjects: wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: image collection
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Research information on the quantitative ecological requirements for sustainable wildlife populations. Includes biological resources arranged by type, taxon and geography, and a searchable database of selected publications. Full text, figures, tables, appendices and citations are provided for each article.
Author: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Subjects: ecology, north american history, wildlife
DeweyClass: 591
Resource type: documents
VN Illustrated Database of Mexican Biodiversity: The VN database offers an insight to the immense biodiversity of Mexico. Organised in topic related sections such as animals, plants and places, it presents a navigable and interactive source of information on biodiversity and conservation related topics. Within each section photogallaries and narratives can be perused, often with the use of drop down menus. Also available are numerous photos, maps and sound files presenting the sounds of animals that live within the Mexican territory.
Author: Viva Natura
Subjects: ecology, mexico, nature conservation, wildlife
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: articles, images, reference data, sounds
Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory: Offers advice on what to do when an injured or orphaned animal is found, first aid tips, hints on how to deal with nuisance wildlife such as bats, house mice, moles and woodpeckers, and information about health hazards associated with handling wildlife.
Author: DeVold, Ronda
Subjects: animal husbandry, wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents
Wildlife Trusts: Since 1912 the Wildlife Trusts have been speaking out for nature in Britain and are a network of 47 Wildlife Trusts, 50 Urban Wildlife Groups and Wildlife Watch (junior branch) covering all of the UK.
Author: Wildlife Trusts
Subjects: british natural resources, wildlife
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: institution
Wired For Conservation: The Nature Conservancy: The Nature Conservancy manages more than 1,500 nature preserves and protects more than nine million acres of wildlife habitat. Includes a full text magazine plus news and information on events and programs.
Author: US Nature Conservancy
Subjects: nature conservation, united states natural resources, wildlife
DeweyClass: 508
Resource type: institution
World Wildlife Fund UK: Web site of the British arm of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Contains information, articles, reports and news concerning animal and environmental preservation in the UK and internationally. Site can be customised for the information needs of different users, including those of researchers, teachers, and children.
Author: World Wildlife Fund UK
Subjects: animal rights, environmental education, environmental news, wildlife
DeweyClass: 333.95416
Resource type: articles, documents, news, reference data