Resources
Start with WebCollection Plus  to locate books on your animal  - You can also locate ebooks, which can be downloaded to your computer
Thomson Gale's Science Online, Science Online from Facts on File  and Proquest's AP Science
Use Ebsco's Masterfile Premier and NewsSource to locate magazine and newspaper articles
Use Virtual Reference Center to locate ebooks on the topic

Web Sites
Wildfinder - this site from the WWF allows you to type in the name of species and it will provide you with information and tell you whether it is endangered - good place to start
WWF - on the index page, you can locate endangered species with information about the species - good place to start
List of Endangered Species - scroll down for a list of endangered species in the United States; click into the category and locate your species; click into the link to get information on recovery plans and the species
Animal Diversity Web - this is one of the best sites to locate information on animals; it explains how the animal fits into the ecosystem, conservation issues and the animal's evolutionary history
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - read the federal law enacted to protect American wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - information on American endangered species program includes species information, laws and policies and recovery programs.
American Natural History Museum - take a virtual tour of the exhibit on endangered species
Endangered Species Update - this Internet magazine contains articles on the science and politics of conservation and biology
Why Save Endangered Species - an article on the impact of endangered species from the Alaskan Wildlife Organization
Recovery Plan - the ESA required the creation of Recovery Plans.  This site has recovery plans for sea turtles, whales, dolphins and fish

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