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Endangered Species

What does endangered mean?

 b. spec. (of an animal or plant) in danger of extinction; esp. in endangered species (also transf. and fig.).
1964 Congress. Rec. 8 July 16099/1 A partial list of extinct and endangered species of the United States and Puerto Rico is attached. 1976 New Yorker 12 Jan. 58/2 Seven hundred and sixty-one plants were designated as ‘endangered’, meaning their survival was in serious doubt. 1984 Sunday Times 22 Apr. 3/3 Dangerfield is being forced to close his collection of endangered birds.   (Oxford English Dictionary)

Addison Trail Library Catalog (Be sure to go to the end of the pages of the results when you search for.)

Willowbrook High School Library Catalog

 

AT Books on Endangered Animals & Where to Find Them
333.9 Dis        DiSilvestro, Roger L.  The endangered kingdom : the struggle to save America's wildlife.  New York : Wiley

333.9 Ehr      Ehrlich, Paul R.  Extinction : the causes and consequences of the disappearance of species.  1st ed.  New York : Random House

 333.9 Lam    Lampton, Christopher.  Endangered species.  New York : F. Watts

333.9 Laz       Lazo, Caroline Evensen.  Endangered species.  1st ed.  New York : Crestwood House

 333.9 Lee     Leen, Nina, 1909-.  And then there were none: America's vanishingwildlife.  [1st ed.].  New York, : Holt, Rinehart and Winston

 333.9 Ste      Stewart, Darryl.  From the edge of extinction : the fight to save endangered species.  1st American ed.  New York : Methuen

333.9 Yeh       Yeh, Jennifer J.  Endangered species : must they disappear? 2004 ed.  Detroit : Thomson/Gale, c2005.

 333.95 Tur     Turner, Pamela S.  Gorilla doctors : saving endangered great apes.  Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

 333.95 Wil       Wildlife conservation.  New York : H.W. Wilson Company, 1997..

 570 Enc     Encyclopedia of life sciences : Vol. 4.  Tarrytown, N.Y. :Marshall Cavendish Corp

 598.2 Mac   Mackenzie, John P. S.  Birds in peril : a guide to the endangered birds of the United States and Canada.  Boston : Houghton

599.5 Die    Dietz, Tim.  The call of the siren : manatees and dugongs. Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Publishing.

599.67 Mor    Morgan, Jody.  Elephant rescue : changing the future for endangered wildlife.  Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2004.

 599.8 Pet          Peterson, Dale.  The deluge and the ark : a journey into prime worlds.  Boston : Houghton Mifflin

 921 Adams       Adams, Douglas, 1952-.  Last chance to see.  1st American ed. New York : Harmony Book 

PB 591.68 McL       McLimans, David.  Gone wild : an endangered animal alphabet.  New York : [S.l.] : Walker ; Distributed to the trade  Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2006.

R 300 Inf      Evans, Kim Masters.  Endangered species : prote  biodiversity.  2006 ed.  Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2007.

R 333.95 Bea   Beacham's guide to international endangered species.  Osprey Fla. : Beacham Pub

 R 570 Bru     Bruno, Leonard C.  UXL complete life science resource. Volume one, A-E.  Detroit, Mich. : UXL, 2001..

 R 577 Uxl      U·X·L encyclopedia of biomes.  Detroit, MI : U·X·L, c2000..

 R 591.5 Gro    The Grolier world encyclopedia of endangered species.  Danbury, Conn. : Grolier Educational Corp.

There are many websites that promote care and concern for the endangered species.  Search *Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (eBook),netTrekker, and AccessScience  (The Remote access codes are available from the AT LMC)

Association of Zoos & Aquariums - Founded in 1924, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of accredited zoos and aquariums in the areas of animal care, wildlife conservation, education and science.

Bird Life - Through this search you can look for information on all birds of the world. You can find information on a particular species or sets of species by specifying a number of different search criteria.

Center for Biodiversity - The United States Senate declared May 18, 2007, "Endangered Species Day." Find success stories in the fight to protect endangered species, throughout the United States and its territories, in this report. Learn about the status of endangered species in your region, or in fourteen others, by exploring the map or by clicking on one of the links on the left side of this page. Each region includes an individual description of each of the area's endangered species, a photo, a trend graph, and a list of states, both current and historic.

Endangered Species - The mission, started in 1961, of the World Wildlife Foundation is to protect endangered species. Many of these species are also umbrella species. This means that by helping the endangered species, these species help other species that live in the same habitat.

Endangered Species - The full text of The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is available. Learn about United States policies, as well as international agreements.

Global Biodiversity Information - Explore through countries or species.

Infonatura - Birds, mammals & Amphibians of Latin America.

National Wildlife Federation - Here is a site with all kinds of great information about animals that are endangered. The Gallery provides a list of animals to choose from that are on the United States Endangered Species list. You will find a photo of the animal, a description and a list of great facts. There are also links to information about their behavior, human interactions and how you can make a difference. The home page also introduces you to the Endangered Species Act.

Natureserv Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life

Protection of the Endangered Species - On this site you will find the answers to the following questions: What is the Endangered Species Act? How does a species get "listed"? How are listed species protected? How many species are protected by the Endangered Species Act? And, in what other ways are Endangered Species protected? Be sure to click onto "Fact Sheets Home" for a complete list of endangered animals.

Sea World Education Department - The site offers listings of and information on North American and international conservation and management organizations, details about wildlife laws and regulations, profiles of 12 endangered species, and listings of related journal articles and books

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - The main source for information on this subject is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Endangered Species. You will find an inventory of books and journal articles on endangered, threatened, and extinct birds when you visit this site. You can find the resources listed from most large public libraries or they can be requested through interlibrary loan.

United Nations Environmental Program - Search specific countries throughout the world for their animals.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - The Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP) places geographically specific use limitations on pesticides in order to protect endangered and threatened species from pesticides. There will be a label statement on the pesticides with limitations directing people to the ESPP website, where they can find Bulletins for their location. These Bulletins will specify what restrictions apply. These restrictions are fully enforceable, and are considered no different from statements placed directly on the label. To find out more, please click here.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency - You can read about what is being done to protect endangered wildlife by reading the numerous articles presented on this site.

Wildfinder - This is a map driven database to locate endangered animals throughout the world

World Conservation Union

 


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