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Animal World References

Databases:

1. BirdLife International, - http://www.birdlife.org/index.html, A global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.
2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ - http://www.iucnredlist.org/
3. ARKive, ARKive is a ‘virtual’ conservation effort. "Using film, photographs and audio recordings, ARKive is creating a unique record of the world’s biodiversity - complementing other species information datasets, and making a key resource available for scientists, conservationists, educators and the general public."
4. UNEP-WCMC United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre - http://www.unep-wcmc.org/?, "Working towards a wiser world: one in which everyone recognizes that the diversity of life on Earth is vital to the future of humanity. The Centre strives to promote wiser decision-making and a sustainable future by providing information on the conservation and sustainable management of the living world."
5. Species 2000 and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), - http://spice.sp2000.org/info_about_col.php, Catalogue of Life programme aims to create a uniform and validated index to the world's known species for use as a practical tool in inventorying and monitoring biodiversity worldwide.
6. CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) - http://www.cites.org/, "An international agreement between Governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Roughly 5,000 species of animals and 28,000 species of plants are protected by CITES against over-exploitation through

    

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