Links
Biomimicry
Conservation Resources
- 96-Elephants
- Action for Cheetahs in Kenya
- African Wildlife Foundation - Rhinos
- Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
- Asian Turtle Program
- Birdlife International
- Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
- Cleveland Zoological Society
- Conservation and Society Online
- Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
- Coral Reef Conservation Program
- Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
- Disney Worldwide Outreach
- Envirolink
- Future For Wildlife- Andean Bear
- Future For Wildlife- Asian Turtle
- Future For Wildlife- Giraffe Conservation
- Future For Wildlife- Gorilla Conservation
- Future For Wildlife- Illegal Wildlife Trade
- Future For Wildlife-Lion & Cheetah
- Giraffe Conservation Foundation
- How CMZ aids in the Protection of Asian Turtles
- Illegal Trade- Suitcase for Survival
- Little Fireface Project (slow loris)
- National Parks Conservation Association
- North American Association for Environmental Education
- Orangutan Conservancy
- Partners in Flight
- Poaching Facts - Truths from the Front Line
- Red Panda Network
- Ruaha Carnivore Project
- Snapshot Ruaha
- Snow Leopard Trust
- The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
- The IUCN red list of threatened species
- The Peregrine Fund
- The World Wildlife Fund
- Tiger Conservation Campaign
- Traffic - Illegal Wildlife Trade
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services International Affairs
- Wildlife Conservation Society
Culture & Anthropology Resources
Empathy Resources
- Advancing Conservation Through Empathy (ACE) for Wildlife Woodland Park Zoo
- Anthropomorphism. (n.d.). The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
- Berman Academy for Humane Education (2011)
- Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education. (1996)
- Carl Safina Makes A Case for Anthropomorphism Cudmore, B. (2015)
- Conservation means behavior (2011)
- Creating Wildlife Champions
- Effective Practices for Fostering Empathy Towards Marine Life
- Machiavellian kids? Bullies, empathy and moral reasoning (2013)
- Measuring Empathy: Collaborative Assessment Project
- Mirror Neurons are essential, but not in the way you think (2014)
- Model of affective learning for nonformal science education facilities (1997)
- Nature behind bars: Animal class helps prisoners find compassion (2015)
- Orienting concepts and ways of understanding the cultural nature of human development (2003)
- Why even smart, sensitive people make bad judgements (5/18/15)
Historical
Horticultural Resources
Resources for Kids
Veterinary Resources
Webcams
- Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA, Webcam
- Atlanta Zoo Panda Webcam
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Webcam
- Houston Zoo Webcams
- Milwaukee County Zoo Webcams
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Webcam
- National Zoo Webcams
- Oakland Zoo Webcam
- Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ webcam
- Rhino Cam at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- San Diego Zoo Webcams
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park Webcams
Wildlife Resources
- All About Birds
- Animal Diversity Website
- Animal Search
- Animal World
- ARKive Website
- BBC Nature website
- Bear-tracker’s Animal tracks
- Fishbase search website
- Mammal Species of the World
- Marsupials- Berkeley
- National Audubon Society
- National Wildlife Federation
- NatureServe Explorer
- Polar Bears International
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Thought Co. | Animals and Nature
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
- Wikispecies
Zoo and Aquarium Resources
- Akron Zoo
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Atlanta Zoo
- Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
- Bronx Zoo
- Brookfield Zoo
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Georgia Aquarium
- Greater Cleveland Aquarium
- International Zoo Educators Association
- John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, MI
- Louisville Zoo
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Nashville Zoo
- National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Newport Aquarium
- Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
- San Diego Zoo
- Shedd Aquarium
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park
- The Wilds
- Toledo Zoo
- Zoos of the USA
Zoo Animal IUCN Conservation Status
- Agouti, Red-Rumped - IUCN Conservation Status
- Anteater, Giant IUCN Conservation Status
- Anthias, Golden Jewel - IUCN Conservation Status
- Aracari, Green - IUCN Conservation Status
- Armadillo, Hairy - IUCN Conservation Status
- Armadilo, Southern Three-banded - IUCN Conservation Status
- Aye-Aye - IUCN Conservation Status
- Bat, Egyptian Fruit- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bat, Rodrigues Flying Fox - IUCN Conservation Status
- Bat, Straw-Colored Fruit- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bear, Andean (Spectacled) - IUCN Conservation Status
- Bear, Grizzly- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bear, Malayan Sun- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bear, North American Black- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bear, Polar- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bear, Sloth- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bearded Dragon-Inland - IUCN Conservation Status
- Beaver, American - IUCN Conservation Status
- Bettong - IUCN Conservation Status
- Binturong - IUCN RedLIst Conservation Status
- Bluegill - IUCN Conservation Status
- Boa, Emerald Tree - IUCN Conservation Status
- Bontebok- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bullfrog, African - IUCN Coservation Status
- Bullfrog, American- IUCN Conservation Status
- Bushbaby, Moholi - IUCN Conservation Status
- Camel, Bactrian- IUCN Conservation Link
- Canvasback - IUCN Conservation Status
- Capybara- IUCN Conservation Status
- Cardinalfish, Banggaii - IUCN Conservation Status
- Cat, Black-Footed-IUCN Conservation Status
- Cat, Fishing- IUCN Conservation Status
- Chameleon, Panther - IUCN Conservation Status
- Cheetah- IUCN Conservation Status
- Chevrotain, Greater Malayan- IUCN Conservation Status
- Chicken, Silke Bantam- IUCN Conservation Status
- Chinchilla, Long-Tailed- IUCN Conservation Status
- Cockatoo, Palm- IUCN Conservation Status
- Cockatoo, Sulphur- Crested- IUCN Conservation Status
- Condor, Andean- IUCN Conservation Status
- Coral, Common Mushroom - IUCN Conservation Status
- Crake, Black- IUCN Conservation Status
- Crane, African Crowned- IUCN Conservation Status
- Crane, Japanese Red-Crowned- IUCN Conservation Status
- Crappie, White - IUCN Conservation Status
- Crocodile, Dwarf - IUCN Conservation Status
- Deer, Tufted- IUCN Conservation Status
- Dingo - IUCN Conservation Status
- Dove, bleeding heart - IUCN Conservation Status
- Dove, Ruddy Quail - IUCN Conservation Status
- Duck, Mandarin-IUCN Conservation Status
- Duck, North American Wood- IUCN Conservation Status
- Duck, Pintail -IUCN Conservation Status
- Duck, Redhead - IUCN Conservation Status
- Duck, White Faced Whistling - IUCN Conservation Status
- Eagle, Bald- IUCN Conservation Status
- Eagle, Stellar's Sea- IUCN Conservation Status
- Echidna, Short- Beaked - IUCN Conservation Status
- Eel, Electric - IUCN Conservation Status
- Elephant, African - IUCN Conservation Status
- Emu- IUNC Conservation Status
- Falcon, Peregine - IUCN Conservation Status
- Ferret, Domestic - IUNC Conservation Status
- Flamingo, Chilean - IUCN Conservation Status
- Flamingo, Lesser - IUCN Conservation Status
- Fossa, IUCN Conservation Status
- Fox, Fennec - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Golfodulcean Poison Dart - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Green-and-Black Poison Dart - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Ornate Horned- IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Red- Eyed Tree - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Sambava Tomato - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Vietnamese Mossy - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, White's Tree - IUCN Conservation Status
- Frog, Yellow and Blue - IUCN Conservation Status
- Galah - IUCN Conservation Status
- Gar, Longnose - IUCN Conservaton Status
- Gazelle, Slender Horned- IUCN Conservation Status
- Gecko, Henkel's Leaf-Tailed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Gecko, Leopard - IUCN Conservation Status
- Gharial- IUCN Conservation Status
- Gibbon, Mueller's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Giraffe, Masai - IUCN Conservation Status
- Goat, Nigeran - IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, African Pygmy - IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, Bar-Headed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, Canada - IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, Egyptian- IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, Magpie -IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, Red-Breasted - IUCN Conservation Status
- Goose, Spur-Winged- IUCN Conservation Status
- Gorilla, Western Lowland- IUCN Conservation Status
- Guineafowl, Eastern Crested - IUCN Conservation Status
- Guineafowl, Helmeted - IUCN Conservation Status
- Hawk, Red-Tailed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Hedgehog, Four-toed African - IUCN Conservation Status
- Hellbender - IUCN Conservation Status
- Hippopotamus, Nile - IUCN Conservation Status
- Ibis, Sacred - IUCN Conservation Status
- Ibis, Scarlet - IUCN Conservation Status
- Iguana, Fijian Banded - IUCN Conservation Status
- Jacana, Wattled - IUCN Conservation Status
- Kangaroo, Goodfellow's Tree - IUCN Conservation Status
- Kangaroo, Matschie's Tree - IUCN Conservation Status
- Kangaroo, Red - IUCN Conservation Status
- Kangaroo, Western Grey - IUCN Conservation Status
- Kea - IUCN Conservation Status
- Klipspringer - IUCN Conservation Status
- Koala, Queensland - IUCN Conservation Status
- Kookaburra, Laughing - IUCN Conservation Status
- Langur, Francois - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lemur, Crowned - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lemur, Mongoose - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lemur, Red Ruffed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lemur, Ring-Tailed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Leopard, Amur - IUCN Conservation Status
- Leopard, Clouded - IUCN Conservation Status
- Leopard, Persian - IUCN Conservation Status
- Leopard, Snow - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lion - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lorikeet, Green-Naped - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lorikeet, Ornate - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lorikeet, Rainbow - IUCN Conservation Status
- Loris, Lesser Slow - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lory, Yellow Streaked - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lovebird, Black-cheeked - IUCN Conservation Status
- Lungfish, Australian - IUCN Conservation Status
- Macaw, Scarlet - IUCN Conservation Status
- Magpie, Red Billed Blue - IUCN Conservation Status
- Mandrill - IUCN Conservation Status
- Mangabey, Golden-bellied - IUCN Conservation Status
- Marmoset, White-Fronted - IUCN Conservation Status
- Meerkat, Slender-Tailed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Merganser, Hooded - IUCN Conservation Status
- Mole-Rat, Naked - IUCN Conservation Status
- Monkey, Allen's Swamp - IUCN Conservation Status
- Monkey, Black Howler - IUCN Conservation Status
- Monkey, Colobus - IUCN Conservation Status
- Monkey, Common Squirrel - IUCN Conservation Status
- Monkey, Goeldi's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Monkey, Robust Black Spider - IUCN Conservation Status
- Mynah, Bali - IUCN Conservation Status
- Ocelot - IUCN Conservation Status
- Octopus, Giant Pacific - IUCN Conservation Status
- Onager, Persian - IUCN Conservation Status
- Opossum, Virginia - IUCN Conservation Status
- Orangutan, Bornean - IUCN Conservation Status
- Ostrich, Common - IUCN Conservation Status
- Otter, Asian Small-Clawed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Owl, Barn - IUCN Conservation Status
- Owl, Barred - IUCN Conservation Status
- Owl, Eastern Screech - IUCN Conservation Status
- Owl, Eurasian Eagle - IUCN Conservation Status
- Panda, Red - IUCN Conservation Status
- Parrot, Blue Fronted Amazon -IUCN Conservation Status
- Parrot, Gray - IUCN Conservation Status
- Penguin - African IUCN Conservation Status
- Pheasant, Lady Amherst's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Pickerel, Grass - IUCN Conservation Status
- Pigeon, Blue Ground - IUCN Conservation Status
- Pigeon, Speckled - IUCN Conservation Status
- Porcupine, Indian Crested - IUCN Conservation Status
- Porcupine, North American - IUCN Conservation
- Porcupine, Prehensile-Tailed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Potto - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Ball - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Burmese - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Carpet - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Children's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Green Tree - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Reticulated - IUCN Conservation Status
- Python, Woma - IUCN Conservation Status
- Rat, Hooded - IUCN Conservation Status
- Rat, Norway - IUCN Conservation Status
- Raven, White-Necked, IUCN Conservation Status
- Reindeer - IUCN Conservation Status
- Rhinoceros, Black - IUCN Conservation Status
- Saki, Pale-Headed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Scaup, Lesser - IUCN Conservation Status
- Sea Lion, California - IUCN Conservation Status
- Seahorse, Lined - IUCN Conservation Status
- Seal, Harbor - IUCN Conservation Status
- Shelduck, Australian - IUCN Conservation Status
- Shelduck, Common - IUCN Conservation Status
- Shrew, Giant Elephant - IUCN Conservation Status
- Skink, Crocodile - IUCN Conservation Status
- Sloth, Linne's Two-Toed Sloth - IUCN Conservation Status
- Smew - IUCN Conservation Status
- Snake, Eastern Plains Garter - IUCN Conservation Status
- Snake, Tentacled - IUCN Conservation Status
- Spoonbill, Roseata - IUCN Conservation Status
- Squirrel, Prevost's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Starling, Superb - IUCN Conservation Status
- Starling, Violet-Backed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Stork, Marabou - IUCN Conservation Status
- Stork, White - IUCN Conservation Status
- Sugar Glider - IUCN Conservation Status
- Sunfish, Green - IUCN Conservation Status
- Surgeonfish, Sohal - IUCN Conservation Status
- Swan, Black - IUCN Conservation Status
- Swan, Trumpeter - IUCN Conservation Status
- Takin- IUCN Conservation Status
- Tamarin, Geoffroy's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tamarin, Golden Lion - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tamarin, Pied - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tenrec, Lesser Madagascar - IUCN Conservation Status
- Terrapin, Malaysian Painted River - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tiger, Amur - IUCN Conservation Status
- Titi, Reed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Toad, Dwarf Surinam - IUCN Conservation Status
- Toad, Oriental Fire-Bellied - IUCN Conservation Status
- Toad, Puerto Rican Crested - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tortoise, Aldabra - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tortoise, Leopard - IUCN Conservation Status
- Tortoise, Madagascaran Spider - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turaco, Lady Ross's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turaco, White-Crested - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Batagur - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Blanding's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Common Map - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Eastern Box - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Eastern Spiny Softshelled - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Fly River - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Malaysian Giant Pond - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Red-Bellied Short-Necked - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Snapping - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Spotted - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Spotted Pond - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Striped Mud - IUCN Conservation Status
- Turtle, Yellow-Spotted Amazon River - IUCN Conservation Status
- Vulture, African White-Backed - IUCN Conservation Status
- Vulture, Egyptian - IUCN Conservation Status
- Vulture, Hooded - IUCN Conservation Status
- Wallaby, Bennett's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Wallaby, Parma - IUCN Conservation Status
- Wallaroo - IUCN Conservation Status
- Warmouth - IUCN Conservation Status
- Weaver, Taveta Golden - IUCN Conservation Status
- Weaver, White-Headed Buffalo - IUCN Conservation Status
- Wolf, Grey - IUCN Conservation Status
- Wolf's Guenon - IUCN Conservation Status
- Woodhoopoe, Green - IUCN Conservation Status
- Zebra, Grant's - IUCN Conservation Status
- Zebra, Hartmann's Mountain - IUCN Conservation Status