ENDANGERED SPECIES BIBLIOGRAPHY

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California Academy of Sciences:  Endangered Species Bibliography for Kids

http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/endangerjuv.htm

Books and web sites for children that deal with the topic of endangered species.

California’s Threatened and Endangered Species: State of California, Dept of Fish and Game

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/t_e_spp/tespp.shtml

Information about endangered and threatened animals of California, including laws and species accounts.

CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

http://www.cites.org/

Information about CITES, including the text of the convention, a species database, and more.

Endangered!: Exploring a World at Risk

http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/index.html

Companion site to an American Museum of Natural History's exhibition and book  (Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk) covering endangered animals and habitats, causes, and more.

Endangered and Threatened Species

http://www.biosis.org/zrdocs/zoolinfo/end_spp.htm

Links to worldwide information on endangered and threatened species.

Endangered Earth

http://www.endangeredearth.com/

Information, resources, and links on endangered species worldwide.

Endangered Species from EE-Link

http://eelink.net/EndSpp/

Easy to access categories are a highlight of this information rich site.

Endangered Species in the National Parks

http://www1.nature.nps.gov/wv/es.htm

Access information on the endangered species in our National Park Service system, including what’s being done about it, some of the species in danger, and more.

Endangered Species Program – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

http://endangered.fws.gov/

Species information is just of the great stuff you can find at this site.

Endangered Species Recovery Program

http://arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp/esrpp.htm

A cooperative research program on biodiversity conservation in central California, administered by California State University, Stanislaus.

The 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals

http://www.redlist.org/

Assesses the conservation status of flora and fauna, and habitats around the world.

USGS Guide to Federal Laws and Regulations: Endangered Species

http://water.usgs.gov/eap/env_guide/endangered.html

Summary and links to full text of Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the major provisions, summaries of pertinent regulations, definitions, and summary of implementation procedures and contacts.

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BOOKS

1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993. Biodiv QH75 .A15 1994.

Aldrich, John A. and Donald W. Woodard. Selected Vertebrate Endangered Species of the Seacoast of the United States. Aleutian Canada Goose. Washington, D.C.: The Fish & Wildlife Service, 1980. Main Serials QH540 .U56 no.80/01.34.

Aldrich, John A. and Donald W. Woodard. Selected Vertebrate Endangered Species of the Seacoast of the United States., American Peregrine Falcon. Washington, D.C.: The Fish & Wildlife Service, [1980]. Main Serials QH540 .U56 no.80/01.57.

Amos, Janine. Animals in Danger. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1993. Biodiv Juv QL83 .A46 1993.

Arnold, Richard A. Monitoring Report for the Endangered San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies at the Sky Ridge Project Site in Pacifica, California.  Pleasant Hill, CA: Entomological Consulting Services, 1997. Biodiv REF QL551 .C2 A76

Baillie, Jonathan and Brian Groombridge. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN; Washington, D.C., USA: Conservation International, 1996. Main QL82 .I92 1996.

Barker, Rocky. Saving All the Parts: Reconciling Economics and the Endangered Species Act. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1993. Biodiv QH76.5 .N95 B37 1993.

Beacham, Walton and Kirk H. Beetz, eds. Beacham's Guide to International Endangered Species. Osprey, FL: Beacham Pub., 1998. Biodiv REF QH75 .B39 1998.

Beatkey, Timothy. Habitat Conservation Planning: Endangered Species and Urban Growth. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1994. Biodiv QH75 .B418 1994.

Bennet, Andrew, Gary Backhouse, and Tim Clark, eds. People and Nature Conservation: Perspective on Private Land Use and Endangered Species Recovery. Mosman, New South Whales: The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1995. Main QL84.7 .A8 P46 1995.

Burton, John, ed. The Atlas of Endangered Species. New York: Macmillan, 1991. Biodiv REF QH75 .A8 1991.

California Dept. of Fish and Game. The Status of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Animals and Plants of California: Combined Annual Report. Sacramento, CA: The Dept., 1996. Main REF QH76.5 .C2 A552 1996.

California Endangered Species Resource Guide. Sacramento: California Department of Education, 1993. Pub & REF Wild California QH76.5 .C2 C344 1993.

California Native Plant Society's Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants of California. Sacramento, CA: California Native Plant Society, 1994. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 I59 1994.

Clark, Tim W. Averting Extinction: Reconstructing Endangered Species Recovery. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997. Biodiv QL737 .C25 C52 1997.

Clark, Tim W, Richard Reading and Alice L. Clarke. Endangered Species Recovery: Finding the Lessons, Improving the Process. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1994. Main QH76 .E553 1994.

Collar, N.J. Birds to Watch 2: The World Lists of Threatened Birds: The Official Source for Birds on the IUCN RedList. Cambridge, UK: Birdlife International, 1994. Main QL676.7 .C64 1994.

Collar, N.J. Threatened Birds of Africa and Related Islands. Cambridge, UK: IUCN, 1985. Main QL676.57 .A35 C64 1985.

Conserving Endangered Species: A Commitment to the Future. Albuquerque, NM: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southwestern Region, 1990. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .N6 F42 1996.

Corelli, Toni. The Rare and Endangered Plants of San Mateo and Santa Clara County. Half Moon Bay, CA: Monocat Press, 1995.  Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 C68 1995.

Cox, James A. The Endangered Ones.  New York: Crown Publishers, 1975.  Biodiv REF  QH75 .C79 1975.

Day, David.  Vanished Species.  New York: Gallery Books, 1989.  Biodiv REF  QL88 .D39 1989.

Eckholm, Erik P.  Disappearing Species: The Social Challenge.  Washington, D.C.: Worldwatch Institute, 1978.  Biodiv QH75 .E24 1978.

Ehrlich, Paul and Anne Ehrlich. Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species. New York: Ballantine Books, 1983. Biodiv QH75 .A1 E36 1983.

Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1994. Biodiv REF QH75 .E49 1994.

The Endangered Species Act: A Commitment Worth Keeping. Washington, D.C.: The Wilderness Society, 1992. Biodiv REF KF5640 .E52 1992.

Endangered and Threatened Animals of California. Sacramento, CA: State of California, Dept. of Fish and Game, 1996. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2.E49 1996.

Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program: Report to Congress. Washington, D.C.: United States. Department of the Interior; United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990. Main QH76 .E536 1990.

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Washington, D.C.: US Fish and Wildlife Service, 1994. Biodiv QH75 .E52 1994.

Endangered Wildlife of the World. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1993. Biodiv REF QH75 .E53 1993.

Falk, Donald A., ed. Restoring Diversity: Strategies for Reintroduction of Endangered Plants. Washington, D.C:  Island Press, c1996.  Main QK86.4 .R47 1996.

Favre, David S. International Trade in Endangered Species: A Guide to CITES. Dordrecht; Boston, MA: M. Nijhoff Publishers, c1989. Main K3525 .A41973 F38 1989.

Fitzgerald, Sarah. International Wildlife Trade: Whose Business is It? Washington, D.C.: World Wildlife Fund, c1989. Biodiv REF SK591 .F8 1989.

Forest Resources Division, FAO Forestry Department. Databook on Endangered Tree and Shrub Species and Provenances.  Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1986. Main QH75 .D37 1986.

Hungerford, Harold, David Hagengruber and William J. Bluhm. Threatened and Endangered Animals: An Extended Case Study for the Investigation and Evaluation of Issues Surrounding Threatened and Endangered Animals of the United States. Teacher ed., rev. Champaign, IL:  Stipes Pub., c1999.  Biodiv QL84.2 .H96 1999b.

In Defense of Endangered Species (Organization); Ohio Endangered Species Coalition. A Report on the Nation’s Ten Most Endangered Species. Columbus, OH: IDES, 1995. Main QH76 .E55 1995.

The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1982. Main QL644 .7 .G76 1982.

The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1983. Main QL362.47 .W44 1983.

The IUCN Mammal Red Data Book. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1982. Main QL706.8 .I86 1982.

The IUCN Plant Red Data Book. Morges, Switzerland: IUCN, 1978. Bot QH75 .19 1978.

Jamison, Deborah. Species in Danger in Our Own Backyard. Palo Alto, CA: Peninsula Conservation Foundation, 1992. Biodiv, Biodiv REF, & REF Wild California QH76.5 .C2 J35 1992.

Kirchhofer, A. and D. Hefti, eds. Conservation of Endangered Freshwater Fish in Europe. Boston, MA: Birkhauser, c1996. Main QL617.73 .E85 C66.

Kohm, Kathryn A., ed. Balancing on the Brink of Extinction: The Endangered Species Act and Lesson for the Future. Covelo, CA: Island Press, 1991. Biodiv REF KF5640 .B35 1991.

Lee, Samuel. A World Apart?: Attitudes Toward Traditional Chinese Medicine and Endangered Species in Hong Kong and the United States. Washington, D.C: World Wildlife Fund, c1998. Biodiv R602 .W67.

Levell, John P. A Field Guide to Reptiles and the Law. Excelsior, MN: Serpent's Tale Natural History Book Distributors, 1995. Biodiv REF KF5645 .R47 L48 1995.

Life on the Edge: A Guide to California’s Endangered Natural Resources: Wildlife. Hamden, CT: Linnet Books, 1994. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 L53 1994.

Lopez, Anita L. and Douglas P. DeMaster, eds. Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act Implementation Program, 1998.  Seattle, WA: National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 1999. Main Serials SH11 .A18 no.99-08.

MacPhee, Ross.  Endangered!: Exploring a World at Risk. New York: American Museum of Natural History, c1997.  Main  QL82 .A48 1997.

McClung, Robert M. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Hamden, CT: Linnet Books, 1993. Biodiv L84.2 .M38 1993.

McMahan, Linda.  Plants Protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: A List of Plants Reported in Trade, Including Common Names and Synonyms.     Washington, D.C: TRAFFIC, 1981.   Biodiv REF  SB439.3 .M35 1981.

Middleton, Susan and David Liittschwager. Here Today: Portraits of Our Vanishing Species. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1991. Main QH76 .M52 1991.

Middleton, Susan and David Liittschwager. Witness: Endangered Species of North America. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994. Biodiv REF QH77 .N7 M54 1994.

Miller, Brian, Richard P Reading, and Steven Forrest. Prairie Night: Black-footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c1996. Biodiv QL737 .C25 M554 1996.

Myers, Norman. The Sinking Ark. New York: Pergammon Press, 1979. Pub QH75 .M93 1979.

National Wilderness Institute (U.S.) Conservation Under the Endangered Species Act: A Promise Broken. Washington, D.C.: National Wilderness Institute, c1997. Biodiv QH76 .C645 1997.

Nature Conservancy (US); Natural Heritage Network. Species Report Card: The State of U.S. Plants and Animals. Arlington, VA: The Conservancy, 1997. Main Serials QH76 .S63 1997.

Nature Heritage Network. Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy, 1997. Main QH76 .S63 1997.

New Mexico County List, Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species and Species of Concern. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, 1996. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .N6 N48 1996.

Nilsson, Greta. The Endangered Species Handbook. Washington, D.C.: The Animal Welfare Institute 1990. Biodiv REF QH75 .N54 1990.

Norton, Bryan G., ed. The Preservation of Species: The Value of Biological Diversity. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1986. Main QH82 .P74 1986.

The Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species. Washington, D.C.: Beacham Publishing, Inc, 1990. Biodiv REF QH75 .O35 1990.

Perry, Simona L., Douglas P. DeMaster, and Gregory K. Silber. The Great Whales: History and Status of Six Species listed as Endangered Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973.  Seattle, WA: National Marine Fisheries Service,1999. Main Serials SH11 .A3 v.61:1 & SA QL737 .C4 P475.

Prance, Ghillean T. and Thomas S. Elias, eds. Extinction is Forever: Threatened and Endangered Species of Plants in the Americas and Their Significance in Ecosystens Today and in the Future.  Bronx, NY: New York Botanical Garden, 1977. Bot QK86.A45 E94 1977.

RareFind: Natural Diversity Data Base. [Sacramento, CA]: California Department of Fish and Game. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 R384 1992.

Rohlf, Daniel J. The Endangered Species Act: A Guide to Its Protections and Implementation. Stanford, CA: Stanford Environmental Law Society, 1989. Biodiv REF KF5640 .R64 1989.

Special Plants List. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Fish and Game; Natural Heritage Division, 1994. Main & Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 S633 1994.

Steiner, John and Evelyn Baker. Endangered and Threatened Species of the San Francisco Bay Region. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, 1990. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 S83 1990.

Steinhart, Peter. California's Wild Heritage: Threatened and Endangered Animals in the Golden State. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Fish and Game, 1990. Biodiv REF QL84.22 .C2 S74 1990.

Stermer, Dugald. Vanishing Flora. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995. Main QH75 .S75 1995 & Bot QK86 .A1 S75 1995.

Stuart, Chris and Tilde Stuart. Africa’s Vanishing Wildlife. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institutional Press, 1996. Biodiv & Main QL84.6 .A1 S78 1996.

Terwilliger, Karen. Virginia’s Endangered Species: Proceedings of a Symposium. Blacksburg, VA: McDonald and Woodward, 1991. Main QH76.5 .V8 V59 1991.

Thomson,Gareth and Peter Lenton. S.O.S., Saving Our Species: Activities to Teach about Endangered Species and Habitat Preservation. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society, Calgary/Banff Chapter, c2000. Pub QH77 .C2 T46.

Threatened Birds of the Americas. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. Main QL676.57 .A45 T5 1992.

Tobin, Richard J. The Expendable Future: U.S. Politics and the Protection of Biological Diversity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1990. Main QH76 .T63 1990.

Turbak, Gray. Survivors in the Shadows: Threatened and Endangered Mammals of the American West. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publication, 1993. Biodiv REF QL706.8 .W2 T87 1993.

Williams, Daniel F. Draft Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Portland, OR: Region 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1997. Main QH76.5 .C2 D72 1997.

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VIDEOS

Crime Against Nature: An Investigative Report. [San Francisco, CA: The Project], c1994. Biodiv SK591 .C75 1994.

Earth’s Endangered Environments. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1994. Biodiv QH541.5 .R27 1994.

Endangered Animals. New York: DK Vision, c1997. Pub AV/Multimedia QL81 .E52 1997.

Endangered: Endangered Species Act. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation, 1993. Biodiv KF5640 .E5 1993.

The Endangered Species Act: Commitment Worth Keeping. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1984. Biodiv KF5640 .E53 1992.

Garden of Eden. Arlington, VA: Nature Conservancy, c1983. Biodiv QH76.5 .F6 G37 1983

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Washington, D.C: World Wildlife Fund c1996. Biodiv QL83 .G64 1996.

Protecting Endangered Animals. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1984. Biodiv QL83 .P76 1984.

Protecting Our Endangered Species. Chappaqua, NY: New Castle Communications, Inc., 1996. Biodiv QL83 .P766 1996.

Rare and Endangered Plants of California. Davis, CA: University of California Landscape Architechture Program., 1989 Biodiv Media QH76.5 .C2 R38 1989.

Saving California’s Life. [Sacramento]: California Department of Water Resources, Graphics Services, 1991. Biodiv QH76.5 .C2 S38 1991.

Saving Endangered Species. New York: National Audubon Society, 1991. Biodiv QH75 .S38 1991.

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