Wildlife Links
Other Wildlife Organizations
Vital Ground
http://www.vitalground.org
Vital Ground, founded in 1990 by Doug and Lynne Seus, is a wonderful organization
dedicated to preserving the ecosystem of brown bears, and by extension, all other animals who share their
habitat.
Save the Arctic Refuge
http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/
A subsidiary of Defenders of Wildlife, this site gives you the opportunity to learn about the threats facing the Arctic refuge, and a place to send a letter to your state's representatives.
National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association
http://www.nwrawildlife.org
Wildlife Rehabilitation organization.
Wildlife Rescue League
http://www.wildliferescueleague.org/
In the Northern Virginia metro area, this organization helps rehabilitate injured animals.
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The United States Fish & Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov
Here’s where you can find the listing of endangered & threatened species. Very little
information on the species themselves though.
Hawk Mountain
http://www.hawkmountain.org
"Hawk Mountain Sanctuary provides a high quality, year-round nature experience to an
annual 75,000 visitors. During fall weekends, as many as a dozen interns, volunteers and staff spot birds and
interpret the spectacle of migration for visitors."
Be A Sweetheart To Our Trees
http://www.loveroadless.org/
An organization dedicated to saving our forests, and keeping President Clinton's roadless law in place.
Save Our Birds
http://www.saveourbirds.org/
In conjunction with Dawn dishwasher liquid, this organization works to help save wildlife that has been injured during disasters, such as oil spills.
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Attracting Wildlife
Bird Watchers Digest.com
Bird Feeding Chart: Attracting Birds to Your Feeders
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/pages/seed_chart.html A great resource for first time bird feeders who are unsure as to what seed to buy for the
birds they wish to attract.
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Identifying Wildlife
eNature.com
http://www.eNature.com
One of the best sites out there. This site is sponsored by the National Wildlife
Federation, and in addition to having one of the best online field guides available, it also has wildlife e-cards, and
a newsletter from NWF.
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Wildlife Research
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
The Endangered Species List
http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species
The US Fish & Wildlife Service's federal list of endangered species.
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Frogwatch U.S.A.
http://www.nwf.org/keepthewildalive/frogwatch/
Frogwatch USA, an educational frog and toad monitoring program started by USGS in 1999, relies on citizen volunteers to gather information on frog populations throughout the United States. Sign up today to participate and help the USGS research the population changes in the frog and toad populations.
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