Morris County Library: Endangered Species

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There is not one endangered species list, there are many. Growing concern for the world's vanishing species has led to increased conservation action. The governments of many nations have passed protective laws and put aside national parks and other reserves for wildlife. Different governments, associations and international agencies keep different lists. A species can be considered endangered on one list, threatened on another list and not appear at all on a different list.

See also: New Jersey & Laws & Species

> U.S. and International

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species home page --lists vertebrates, invertebrates and plants
Species Information--Get the regulatory profile for a listed species using its common or scientific name.
Frequently Asked Questions--Good starting point for all aspects of endangered species.
EE Link Endangered Species: Species: endangered, extinct, facts, data, pictures, organizations, laws and policy for the U.S. and the world.
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: Endangered species in the U.S. National Parks.
NatureServe Explorer: Conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communities in the U.S. and Canada.
Wild Species 2000 & Canadian Nature Federation: Status of species in Canada.
InfoNatura: Conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Animal Info: Rare, threatened and endangered mammals of the world; indexed by country.
EndangeredSpecie.com: Endangered species of the world and by state.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered or extinct species by country, region or marine region.
National Wildlife Federation: Conservation information for wildlife and wild places.
eNature: Also from the NWF with profiles of endangered species. ZipGuides lets you see what's living in your area (e-mail address required).
World Wildlife Fund: Endangered species of the world.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (C.I.T.E.S.): A treaty in effect since 1975 whose focus is the protection of plant and animal species from unregulated international trade.

> New Jersey

US Fish & Wildlife Service: 2006 list of NJ endangered/threatened species.
N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife: New Jersey's Endangered and threatened wildlife.
New Jersey Rare Species and Natural Community Lists By County: Rare species and natural community lists by county.
New Jersey's Landscape Project, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection: Landscape maps and overlays provide a basis for planning to protect critical wildlife areas.
Adopt-a-Species: from the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ

> Laws and Regulations

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 17.11 contains the list of all species designated endangered or threatened.
New Jersey Administrative Code: 7 NJAC 25-4.13 (not on the Web; reference copy available at MCL)
Endangered Species Bulletin: U.S. Fish and Wildlife information on laws, policies, and Federal Register notices; international conventions and laws are also linked.
Earthjustice: Wildlife: See "urgent cases" for current wildlife litigation issues.

> Species: plants, marine life and birds

Plants
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S./state threatened and endangered plants.
Special Plants of New Jersey, state list from NatureServe.
Red List of Threatened Plants, world list from the IUCN.

Fish and marine life
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, endangered fish, sea turtles, whales, dophins, seals and sea lions.

Birds
Audubon Society Watch List, identifies at-risk birds before they become endangered.

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