Endangered Species Research Guide

Research guide is located online at Http://www.vvschools.org UH. Click on “Media Centers” on the top bar, “Middle School Media Center”, “Research guides for projects and homework”. Click on your subject.

Print Resources: Books:

To locate books use the online catalog. If you are new to the catalog, listen to the video tutorial first.

Open the catalog and click on the "search" tab. Do a SUBJECT search for your topic.

Insects, reptiles, birds, amphibians, mammals can be found in the call number range 590 to 599.9 (zoology). Items in the non- fiction section check out.

Print Resources:Reference: There are some great articles in the reference section. Reference books do not check out, but you can get a photocopy of what you need. Some recommended titles are:

● Endangered Wildlife of the World REF 591.5 END (11 volumes)

This following titles provide conservation status, taxonomy, physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, web sites, etc. ● Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Corals, Jellyfishes, and Sponges REF 593 ALL ● Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Insects and Spiders REF 595.7 EVA ● Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Fishes REF 597 ALL ● Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Reptiles REF 597.9 MER ● Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Birds REF 598 GRZ ● Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Mammals REF 599 GRZ

This following titles provide much of the same info. as above. Status will describe their endangerment. ● World of Animals: Insects REF 595.7 INS ● World of Animals: Fish REF 597.3 DAW ● World of Animals: Birds REF 598 BIR ● World of Animals: Amphibians and Reptiles REF 597.8 MAT ● World of Animals: Mammals REF 599 MOR ● The New Funk & Wagnalls Illustrated Wildlife Encyclopedia REF 591NEW

Other titles: ● Wildlife of the World REF 591 WIL ● The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom REF 591 ILL ● The International Wildlife Encyclopedia REF 691 INT ● UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes REF 577.8 WEI

There are numerous other books and field guides in the reference section, call number range 593 to 599.9 for insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, etc..

Print Resources: Encyclopedias: Two different sets behind the librarian’s desks. The World Book Encyclopedia will list genus and species at the end of the article. Also, look under “Classification” for a kingdom chart.

Electronic Resources: Online Databases: Available through the School Library Systems Database website at http://www.moboces.org/Page/181. See your librarian for ID and passwords.

Grolier Online- Contains articles from two encyclopedia sets: Grolier Multimedia and The New Book of Knowledge

ID: ______Password: ______

World Book- Contains encyclopedia articles online

ID: ______Password: ______

Electronic Resources: Web Sites:

● The IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) - Searchable database by kingdom, region, country, etc. of over 15,000 species. http://www.iucnredlist.org/

● World Wildlife Species- Provides description of endangered species of some animals. Search the site or click on the “Species” tab. http://www.worldwildlife.org/species

● ARKive: Discover the World’s Most Endangered Species- Provides information on endangered animals by a non-profit organization. http://www.arkive.org

● Animal Diversity Web A searchable database compiled by The University of Michigan. Contains general information on animals including classification. Put in the search term "endangered" and you will get a list of over 1,800 items. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

● Blue Planet Biomes- World map of biomes with description, plants, animals, and temperature. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

Or use a search directory or engine such as Http://www.yahoo.com or Http://wwwgoogle.com and put in your subject. Remember to check your website source to see if it is reliable…. F.A.C.E. IT!

Search tip: Put in the scientific name of your animal using the genus and species.

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