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Conservation and Environment

• African Wildlife Foundation
• Center for Biological Diversity - “Nature's Legal Eagles. Protecting biodiversity through science, policy, education, and environmental law.”
• Endangered Species Coalition
• International Dark-Sky Association - “To preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting.”
• Invasive Species: The Nation's Invasive Species Information System
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• Marine Conservation Biology Institute
• National Parks Conservation Association
• Native Plant Society of Oregon
• Natural Areas Association
• 1000 Friends of Oregon - Land use planning and the environment.
• Oregon Natural Desert Association - “to protect, defend and restore forever the health of Oregon’s native deserts.”
• Oregon Natural Resources Council
• Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition - “Dedicated to the preservation of our shoreline resources.”
• Society for Conservation Biology
• Sustainable Ecosystems Institute
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory - Tracking down crimes against wildlife.
• USGS Gap Analysis Project - “A geographic approach to planning for biological diversity.”
• Wildlands Project - Visionary conservation biology.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• Xerces Society - Invertebrate conservation.

Entomology

• Anders Nielsen's Brown Recluse Page
• Arachnology Home Page - Arachnophilia: love of spiders.
• Butterflies of North America (USGS)
• Caterpillars of the Pacific Northwest
• Dennis Paulson's Dragonfly Biodiversity Site
• The Diptera Site - Flies: You've gotta love ’em!
• Entomology Index of Internet Resources
• Forensic Entomology Pages, International - Bugs help take a bite out of crime!
• Günter Bechly’s Odonatology Page (including phylogenetic systematics of dragonflies)
• Alistair Drake’s Insect Migration website
• Insects in the Classroom (Texas A&M University)
• International Odonata Research Institute
• Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
• Monarch Watch
• Moth Images on the Web
• Moths of North America (USGS)
• North American Dragonfly Migration Project
• Oregon Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey
• Pronunciation of Biological Latin Including Taxonomic Names
• The Spider Myths Site (Rod Crawford)
• Urban Bee Gardens (University of California-Berkeley)
• Young Entomologists' Society

Nature

• Abbey's Web - Dedicated to the life and work of Edward Abbey..
• Edwin Way Teale - Overlooked for a generation since his death, a great natural history writer.
• eNature.com - On-line field guide to North American plants and animals.
• eSkeletons Project - Skulls and bones on the web.
• Seabird Osteology Pages - Seabird skulls and bones on the web
• DeLoy Roberts's Animal Skull Collection - Skull photos and descriptions; not limited to mammals.
• Radio Expeditions (National Geographic Society / National Public Radio)
• Species in Parks: Flora and Fauna Databases (Information Center for the Environment - ICE)
• Tidepools of the Oregon Coast - An excellent site on Oregon coast tidepools.

Great Historical Naturalists

• Charles Darwin - Co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection
• Alfred Russel Wallace - Biogeographer; also co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection
• J. Henri Fabre - teacher, amateur entomologist, naturalist; called by Darwin “that incomparable observer.”

Animal Tracking

• Beartracker's Animal Tracks Den
• James Halfpenny - A Naturalist's World
• Paul Rezendes' Tracking Site
• Tom Brown, Tracker, Inc.
• Virtual Dirt Time (Portland, Oregon, Tracking Club)
• Walter Muma's Tracker Trail Page

Whales

• Whale Watching Spoken Here - Whale watching on the Oregon coast, USA.
• Zoom Whales - a good whale site for kids and teachers.

Humor

• Calvin and Hobbes - A boy and his tiger.
• Recent Dilbert ® Strips - Up the organization!
• Stone Soup - Two sisters, their kids, neighbors, and coworkers.
• The Infamous Exploding Whale - How do you dispose of a beached whale carcass? Find out at TheExplodingWhale.com or perp.com. ExplodingWhale.com has the most information, but perp.com has the highest resolution video of the unforgettable event.

Miscellaneous

• Cirque du Soleil - I've never seen Cirque du Soleil live, though I hope to one day. Of their shows on DVD, my favorites are Quidam and Varekai, both featuring the talented John Gilkey. (Other “old friends” from Quidam I was pleased to see in Varekai are hand-balance artist Olga Pikhienko and acrobat/dancers Tatiana Gousarova and Oleg Ouchakov). Whenever the unlovely world of human behavior gets me down, watching a Cirque DVD reminds me that we are capable of sublime beauty, as well. “Body Skating,” from Varekai, is one of the most joyful performances I've ever seen. If you like Quidam, be sure to visit Katiydid's excellent Quidam Fan Site.
• Endangered Species Chocolate Company - Eat chocolate to save the earth!
• Hatfield Marine Science Center - Where I used to work.
• Lincoln County Interpretive Association (RIP)- Dedicated to interpeting the natural history and history of Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. Now defunct. May it rest in peace.
• Wm. Spear Wildlife Pins - Very nice wildlife (and other) pins.

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