Where can I find information on specific endangered species?

World Wildlife Fund: Endangered Species
Information on selected endangered species including fact sheets on individual animals, threats to their survival and avenues for taking action. WWF

Species Under Threat
Information sheets on 140 threatened species compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. These species have been listed in the IUCN Red Lists.

The Top 10 (or so...)

International Wildlife Coalition: Eye on Wildlife

Where can I find lists of threatened and endangered species? What species are endangered where I live?

National and International Endangered and Threatened Species List
Want to see a list? This is the place. The best endangered species list on the net from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. WCMC also has a summary table of endangered and extinct species by Country and major species group and a searchable database by taxonomy and conservation status.

Listed Species Information Central
Find out from the US Fish and Wildlife Service what species are threatened or endangered ineach of the major groups, US regions, States and internationally. Facts sheets and pictures can also be found here on selected species! An overview of listed species in the US can also be found here.

Where can I find pictures of endangered species?

"Endangered Means There is Still Time!" slide show from US Fish and Wildlife.

Endangered Species' graphics from the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Directory of U.S. listed Endangered species "other link" files
Images are available for species with "@" or "*" by their listing, from U.S. Fish and Wildlife.

Why are species endangered in the first place? What are the causes of species decline?

The Green Consumer's Guide from Environment Australia offers some explanations for species decline and ways that it can be prevented.

Some causes are a loss of biodiversity which can be the result of competition from invasive or non-native species, illegal trade in exotic animals or human development.

 How many species are extinct?

World Resources Institute examines species that might be prone to extinction and why.

A summary of extinctions by country can be found at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, or you can search the IUCN Red List database.

For regional information on extinctions try:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Region 3: Great Lakes-Big Rivers
Hawaii's Extinct Species

What can I do to help?

There are a number of organizations that have conservation projects that are concerned with Endangered species. A number of them have been listed here:

World Wildlife Fund's Species Information Resources page offers email action alerts and information on on-going ES projects.

Read the Canadian Nature Federation's quarterly newsletter, "Nature Matters," for updated information on campaigns, conservation programs, and action opportunities.

Environment Australia has nine ways that kids can help to save threatened species on "Green Kids guide to threatened species."

Where can I read the Endangered Species Act? What does it mean?

The full text of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is available on line from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Several other sites summarize the main points of the ESA and try to make it a little easier to understand.

Questions and answers about the ESA can be found at the National Wildlife Federation's "Keep the Wild Alive" site.