Wildlife Exploration
The following resources will be helpful in preparing your wildlife report and presentation.
  • R 570 thru R 590 in the REFERENCE section, includes broad overview of biological concepts, as well as several encyclopedias dedicated to the animal kingdoms.
  • 590-599 in the NON-FICTION collection houses resources related to specific species.
  • Earthscape
    A comprehensive aggregation of resources in the Earth and Environmental Sciences. Go to the "learners" section on the compass and select "simple search" and enter a keyword search.
  • eLibrary Curriculum Edition
    One of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed and selected specifically for K-12 students.
  • World Book Online
    Online access to the popular general knowledge encyclopedia. Includes other standard reference works.
eNature.com
This award winning site is consistently one of the top-rated resources of information on wild animals and plants. Content is reviewed by leading biologists, zoologists, and other natural history specialists and includes information about close to 6,000 individual species.


Animal Diversity Web
An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

BioTech Life Science Dictionary

BioTech is intended to be a learning tool that will attract students and enrich the public's knowledge of biology issues in the world today.

Hinterland Who’s Who

Descriptions of wildlife, discussions on issues, actions that you can take to help wildlife, and educational materials that teachers and group leaders can use.

National Geographics Animal Index

Information designed to compliment the various print and media resources offered through the National Geographic Magazine. Some is juvenile in presentation, but there are many resources appropriate to the high school researcher.

NatureServ

This site solidly connects science to conservation efforts.

ORCA:  Marine Wildlife Database

The is an excellent sources of images and factoids on marine mammals.  Select links under [Identification] in the right-side menu.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and it's associated Endangered Species Program
Information specifically about wildlife resources in North America.

USDA Forest Servive:  Fire Effects Information System

In the wake of recent fire disasters, you may wish to discover the possible effects changes in habitats and population have caused to your animal species.  Type the species name in the search box.

Wildlife Conservation Society

"Using real research and actual data collected by scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Wild Explorations in Science teaches high school life science through inquiry-based interactive projects that bring students face to face with wildlife and wild places."