What's New on EE-Link's Endangered Species Page

• ENDANGERED! and EXTINCT! The American Museum of Natural History just opened two exhibits including more than 25 endangered species, their habitats and also responds to the causes of endangerment and what can be done about it before it comes to extinction.

• Endangered Species Discussion Room from The New Adventurers Club.

• Ran a link check script on the entire Endangered Species site, which resulted in 60 outdated links. These links were completely updated. In some cases, links no longer existed and were replaced. Please see links below:
  • Bear, American Association

  • Ivory Haven, Laura the Elephant's House

  • Panda, Giant (The Bear Den)

  • Rhinoceros Information (Black, White, Javan, Sumatran & Indian)

  • Tiger Information Center

  • Wolf Facts

  • Eider, Stellers(NWRS)

  • Salmon, Pacific

• The Whale Watcher Expert System

• International Crane Foundation

• The Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) is an international conservation organization of scientists working to minimize the extinction of endangered species.

• International Species Information System
  A consortium of over 500 zoological groups worldwide, dedicated to documenting the species living at each facility.

• Great Lakes Declining Amphibians Working Group

• Bear Conservancy Organizations, maintained by The Bear Den

• Protect British Columbia's Rare White Black Bears

• Endangered Species of Hawaii, a research project created by a school program.

• Endangered Species -- Greenpeace Canada

• Exotic, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Home Page of the Electronic Zoo offers several hundred links to zoos and wildlife groups.

• International Wildlife Education and Conservation An organization concerned with protecting the future of endangered species through public education and habitat conservation.

• 5 Tigers. The International Tiger Information Center is dedicated to providing information to help preserve the remaining tigers.

• The Salmon Page, maintained by Riverdale School in Portland OR, includes links to a dozen sites concerned with conservation.

November

• New articles from the Endangered Species UPDATE:
  • Endangered Species Conservation in Australia: A Partial Review and Recommendations (September 1995)

  • The Fish and Wildlife Diversity Funding Initiative: An Attempt to Prevent Endangered Species Listings (September 1995)

  • A Whooping Crane Reintroduction Project on the Canadian Prairies: Identifying Relevant Issues Using Expert Consultation (July/August 1995)

  • Supreme Court Rules Habitat is Home Sweet Home for Endangered Species (July/August 1995)

• Endangered Species Act: A Resource Guide From EnviroLink, an excellent tool for finding out about the ESA and what you can do to support it. 11/6/95

• The Canadian Endangered Species Coalition Contact information and the results of a poll showing 95% of Canadians support Endangered Species legislation. 11/6/95

• The Wilderness Society "A non-profit conservation group dedicated to the protection of America's wild lands and wildlife." 11/6/95

Note: On 10 October 1995 ESA-TODAY's listowner sent out this message: "THANKS!: Today's issue of ESA TODAY will be received by over 1000 subscribers for the first time. About 80% of subscribers receive their copies through the Endangered Species Coalition's e-mail network. ESA TODAY is written by Jim Jontz and distributed by Roger Featherstone of the Coalition's staff. To subscribe, send a one line message to listproc@envirolink.org using your name as follows: subscribe esa-action firstname lastname."
• ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTION: A LAST HOPE FOR SOME ENDANGERED SPECIES An article from the Smithsonian News Service. 10/17/95

• The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center 10/17/95

• Endangered Species Perspectives, action strategies, and legislative updates from The Global Action and Information Network (GAIN). 10/17/95

• Factsheets, Success Stories, and Recovery Plans From the US Fish and Wildlife Service, these look like press releases concerning many different individual species from all over the U.S. 10/9/95

• Listed Species by State/Territory From the US Fish and Wildlife Service, this map of the United States shows how many species have been listed as endangered in each state and territory as of August 31, 1995. 10/9/95

• Endangered Species Bulletin Published by the Fish and Wildlife Service, a current issue of this newsletter is included in each issue of the Endangered Species UPDATE. 10/9/95

• Endangered Species Program Of the Great Lakes Natural Resource Center and the National Wildlife Federation. Species lists for the great lakes region and contact information for regional endangered species action leaders.

• Bear, American Black Fact sheet from NC State, Extension Forestry. (10/6/95)

• Search Form Find endangered species records by common name, scientific name, or range.

• 3 new articles from the Endangered Species UPDATE:
  • Alien Species and the Extinction Crisis of Hawaii's Invertebrates (June 1995)
  • Strategies for Long-Term Protection of Biological Diversity in Rainforests of Haleakala National Park and East Maui, Hawaii, (June 1995)
  • Marine Invasions and the Preservation of Coastal Diversity, (April/May 1995)

• Threatened Fauna in Australia: A Select Bibliography Created as a Master's project, this online bibliography includes information about Australia's mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates that are threatened in some part of their Australian range.

• The Virtual Emu WWW server of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union. This site is devoted to Australasian birds, and includes information on a number of threatened birds.

• The Endangered Species UPDATE This journal published approximately 8 times per year by the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment focuses on issues related to species protection. Along with articles like the sample articles shown here, the UPDATE includes book reviews, announcements of current events, editorial comments and more. (June 1995)

• ESA-ACTION listserv. ESA-ACTION gives daily updates on events affecting the Endangered Species Act. You may also subscribe to the listserv ESA-TODAY for the same information

• Environmental Organization Directory: Wildlife
  This lists contact information for many organizations involved in protecting endangered species.