Directory of Animal Life Resources

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Fauna; animal life, especially the animals characteristic of this region and time, or special environment.

Subcategories

• Birding

Resources in This Category

• Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife and Biodiversity

  http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/
  Aims at conservation and sustainable use of wildlife populations, habitats and ecosystems. An encyclopedic list of information and a library of articles from the Harlequin duck to the Blue spotted salamander. An enormous site.

• Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera

  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/lepidoptera.html
  Offers information on butterflies and moths and a list of information resources.

• Leatherback Turtle Working Group

  http://www.seaturtle.ca/
  Fishermen and university biologists collaborate on marine turtle research and conservation. Learn about sea turtles and track a leatherback turtle through the Atlantic Ocean.

• MARS - Marine Animal Response Society

  http://www.marineanimals.ca/
  A charitable organization dedicated to marine mammal conservation in the Maritime provinces through education, research and rescue.

• Nova Scotia Snakes

  http://novascotia.ca/museum/amphibians/en/snakes/
  Images and information about the five native species.

• The Butterflies of Nova Scotia

  http://novascotiabutterflies.ca/
  This scholarly site catalogues the lepidoptera of the province, providing pictures where available. The visitor may look up a species by characteristics checklist, an alphabetic index, or just browse.

• Wildlife of Nova Scotia

  http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/wns/toc.asp
  The text of Julie Towers' book Wildlife of Nova Scotia, a scholarly publication for naturalists. It provides access to most of the book's contents except illustrations and tables.

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