CHS Pathfinder: Endangered Species

Terms to use in searching the CHS Catalog

endangered species, wildlife conservation, rare animals, biodiversity
OR specific animals: tiger, Andean condor

Call numbers: Go "browse" the shelves in these areas

333.95 (biological resources), 363.7 (environmental problems), 574.5 (biomes), 599 (mammals)

Some books which may be borrowed

Biodiversity by Patent (1996) 333.95 PAT
Endangered Birds of North America by Sayre (1997) 333.95 SAY
Endangered Species by  Roberts (1999) 333.95 ROB
Tigers in the Snow by Matthiessen (2000) 599.756 MAT

Some Reference books - to be used in the library

Beacham's Guide to International Endangered Species (2001) R 574.5 BEA
Encyclopedia of Endangered Species
  (Gale, 1994) R 574.5 ENC
Endangered Wildlife of the World  (1993) R 591.52 END
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia.  2nd ed. (2004) R 590 GRZ

Magazine databases and other eResources

Gale Virtual Reference Library 
Science Reference Center
TOPICsearch 
Wildlife Reference Center
Newsbank   for Globe and Herald articles
SIRS  SIRS is REALLY good for this topic

Web sites

Biodiversity and Conservation A hypertext book
Endangered Species on EE-Link
Keep the Wild Alive  - (North American) from the National Wildlife Federation

AV - Videos, DVDs

The Pantanal: Brazil's Forgotten Wilderness. VID 333.95 PAN
Threats to Biodiversity: Why we should care.  VID 333.95 THR
El Yunque (Tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico)  VID 577.34 YUN

Biography

The Importance of Dian Fossey (Gorillas.1995) B Fossey
John Muir: Nature's Visionary (2000) B Muir
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe (1990) B Goodall

T Dakubu 2006