The GS Web Directory
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 | Animal Diversity Web Source: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA The Animal Diversity Web is a collection of pictures and information about animals. Accounts of individual species include information on their distribution, natural history, conservation and economic importance, along with pictures and sounds if available. Synopses of some higher taxonomic groups are also provided. The information is arranged in a taxonomic hierarchy for ease of navigation, and "shortcuts" (either through searching for specific names or characteristics or through direct links to some taxa) make it simple to find particular species or groups of species. (Not all the nodes of the hierarchical tree have been developed). [Abstract, with some minor changes, copied from the Homepage] |
| Taxonomic Guide to Animals
Source: Biological & Agricultural Sciences Reference Dept., Shields Library,
University of California, Davis, CA, USA List of Biosystematic Codes for animals. For groups which include many organisms, the specific (Genus - species) and/or common names of some representative organisms may be included after the Biosystematic Heading. Detail about individual orders depends on the order. |
| The Sibley-Monroe
Classification of the Worlds Birds Source: Rolf A. de By, The Netherlands Classification of 9700+ bird species, grouped into 146 families. No information is provided about individual species except for the English and Latin name. |
| Penguin Post Source:
Penguin Place, Brooklyn, NY, USA Online newsletter devoted to penguins. |
| Mammal Species of the World (MSW) Source: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC, USA A scientific description (original description, Latin name, distribution, endangered status) of over 4,600 currently recognized (existing or extinct within the past 500 years) species of mammals, in a taxonomic hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, and Genus. |
| The Bear Den Author: Don Middleton, Portage la Prairie,
Man., Canada Zoological, general-interest and conservation information about all the members of the bear family, including the giant pandas. Also has a Guide to Backcountry Wisdom, with links to homepages on how to prevent bear attacks on humans. |
| Sjávardýraorðabók (Dictionary of
Marine Animals) Source: Dr. Gunnar Jónsson, Hafrannsóknastofnunin (The Marine
Research Institute), Reykjavík, Iceland Seven-language (Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Danish, German, French and English) glossary of the names of about 470 marine animals. |
| The 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened
Animals Source: World Conservation Monitoring
Centre Cambridge, England A searchable database of datasheets on threatened and extinct animals. |
| Species Under Threat
Source: World Conservation Monitoring Centre,
Cambridge, England and World Wildlife Fund,
Gland, Switzerland Datasheets of detailed information on about 140 threatened animal species. |
| Threatened
Species Accounts Source: World Wildlife Fund,
Gland, Switzerland Data sheets on 16 high-profile endangered animal species. |
| Cat House - Feline Conservation Centre (FCC) Rosamond, CA, USA |
| The Chimpanzee Zone Source: Alasdair
McKee, University of Oxford, England Basic information on chimpanzees, including a map showing their distribution in Africa. Links to other chimpanzee-oriented pages. |
| Dolphin Protection and Tuna Seining
Author: Eugene H. Buck. Source: Congressional Research Service Reports,
Washington, DC, USA Detailed report on the threat posed to the world dolphin population by seining, a widespread fishing method. |
| Pandas Pandas & More Pandas
Source: Terri Altherr,
Elwood, IN, USA Includes the main page of the Panda Ring |
| Gorilla Facts Source: The Gorilla Foundation, Woodside, CA, USA Information about gorillas in the wild, including estimates of their surviving numbers. |
| Orangutan Facts Orangutan Foundation International,
Los Angeles, CA, USA Basic information about orangutans (the only great apes native to Asia), about their habitat (incl. a map of their distribution on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra) and efforts made to make them survive in the wild. |
| The Tapir Gallery Source: Tapirback Enterprises, Palisade, CO, USA |
| 5 Tigers Source: Tiger
Information Center Information about the 5 subraces (Siberian, South China, Indochinese, Bengal and Sumatran) of tiger still existing in the wild, as well as about extinct subraces. Maps of the present distribution of tigers in Asia. |
| American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA(Tm))
Source: AZA, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV, USA Contact information (including INTERNET links where they exist) for the 172 accredited zoos and aquariums of the AZA (established in 1924) and of 24 related organizations. Most of the zoos are in the US, but 4 are in Canada and 1 is in Bermuda. |
| ISIS Abstracts (Species
Holdings) Source: International
Species Information System (ISIS) Statistics of approx. 6000 vertebrate animal species (approx. 250,000 individual animals) held by ISIS member zoos around the world. |
| ISIS Members Source: International Species Information System
(ISIS) Contact information (including INTERNET links where they exist) for approx. 500 zoological gardens and similar institutions in 54 countries. |
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Copyright Gabor Sandi 1998-2004
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