Web Resources

Reprinted from The Wild Times Teacher Connection .

This space will list web sites related to the scope and mission of The Wild Ones that teachers have found useful. Send us your resource suggestions for future issues.

Alex and Sara's Raptor Page

includes some wonderful pictures of several different species of raptors and links to other sites. The URL given is of their "Burrowing Owl Pictures" page. http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~pomeranz/buow.html

On Laura's Raptor Page

you will find an index to "field guide" type entries of several raptor species. http://www.execpc.com/~laurag/raptor/raptor.html

The Peregrine Fund

is an organization dedicated to the conservation of raptors. Their work includes captive breeding and reintroduction of the Mauritius Kestrel. http://www.peregrinefund.org/MaurKest.html

The Raptor Center of the University of Minnesota

web site includes sound clips of the voice of several raptor species and a link to a live shot of a Peregrine nesting site on the 32nd floor of Montreal's Stock Exchange. The Raptor Center URL is http://www.raptro.cvm.umn.edu/ To link directly to the Peregrines at the Montreal Stock Exchange use http://www.deev.com/Martineau-Walker/live-falcons.html This site is in French and English.

The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

in Alaska has a web page that describes the Preserve and includes a sound clip of Bald Eagles. http://www.haines.ak.us/eagles.html

Ask a Zoologist

http://medinfo.wustl.edu/~ysp/MSN You can e-mail a scientist using the "Mad Scientist Network" from Washington University on the Internet. Be sure to follow the e-mail guidelines when using this site.

Zoos of the World

http://www.now2000.com/bigkidnetwork/zoos.html "KidsWorld 2000" lists major zoos, aquariums, and wildlife centers around the world that have web sites. By clicking on any name on the list, it will take you to the web site of that particular zoo. Many of the sites have virtual tours.

Pictures of Animals

http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Multimedia/Pictures/Animals This "Yahoo!"contains a long list of images of animals from around the world.

Index of Internet Sites Pertaining to Animals

http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Zoology/Animals_Insects_and_Pets/ You can reach many different kinds of sites about animals from this "Yahoo!" directory.

Pet Station for Kids

http://petstation.com/kids.html This is a safe place for kids to talk about their pets and meet other kids around the world who also love pets.

Animal Guessing Game

http://www.animalgame.com This is a way for you to play a game with the computer. At this site, you are asked to think of an animal and the computer will ask a series of yes/no questions. Then the computer will try to guess your animal. The more you know about the animal, the more fun the game becomes.

gURL

www.tsoa.nyu.edu/gURL/ For girls only. A forum for them to discuss topics relevant to growing up and empowered female of the 90s.

Botanical Gardens

Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum ag.arizona.edu/bta/

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden www.bbg.org

The New York Botanical Garden www.nybg.org

The Internet Public Library: Youth Division

www.ipl.org/youth/ Offers content for all ages including a story hour, book reviews written by children, and "Ask the Author".

Yahooligans

www.yahooligans.com A Yahoo! for the 8 - 14 year old set. Organized much like the original Yahoo! search engine. A great starting point.

Bill Nye, The Science Guy

nyelabs.kcts.org Companion to the popular PBS program.

Beakman's World

pomo.nbn.com/youcan/ Like the syndicated television program, this site answers all those "gee-whiz, why?" questions.

NPR's Science Friday Kids Connection

www.npr.org/sfkids/ Tied to the radio program, but stands on its on as a science site.

Journey North 1997: Monarch Butterfly

http://www.learner.org/content/k12/jnorth/1997/critters/monarch/index.html The Journey North is an interactive internet project that follows the change of seasons through the migrations of several species including monarch butterflies.

Map the Monarchs!

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/Activity-Structures/Information-Collections/Pooled-Data-Analysis/Map-The-Monarchs.html Details a monarch migration mapping project that students can join. Also offers information on monarch behavior and physiology.

Monarch Watch

http://www.keil.ukans.edu/~monarch/home.html News on the University of Kansas monarch tracking and tagging project. Includes monarch biology, population, and migration information and a curriculum development section that includes a list of resources.

Cooperative Extension:

Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "Backyard Wildlife: Making It Come Alive" http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pubs/extnpubs/wildlife/g672.htm

NWF Schoolyard Habitats http://www.nwf.org/nwf/prog/habitats/sy_welcm.html

Windstar Wildlife Institute

for on-property wildlife habitats http://www.windstar.org/wildlife/

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