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Animal
Rights WWW Resources
Animals
Australia (ANZFAS)
Founded in 1980,
The Australian and New Zealand
Federation of Animal Societies is a non-profit
umberella organiztion for about 40
animal-protection groups.
Animals
Concerns
The Animal Concerns Community is a project
of the EnviroLink
Network , a non-profit
organization which has been providing access
to thousands of online environmental and
animal rights/welfare resources since 1991.
This community serves as a clearinghouse
for information on the Internet related to
animal rights and welfare.
Ark
Online
ARK ONLINE is
the online magazine for people
that care about animals.
CITES
Homepage
CITES (the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora) is an international
agreement between Governments.
Its aim is to ensure that international
trade in specimens of wild animals
and plants does not threaten their survival.
Defenders
of Wildlife Web Page
is dedicated to the protection of all native animals
and plants in their natural communities. They
focus their programs on what scientists consider
to be two of the most serious environmental
threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of
extinction of species and the associated loss
of biological diversity, and habitat
alteration and destruction.
Environmental
Organization Web Directory
bills itself as
"Earth's biggest Environment Search
Engine". believe them, you need to check this one out.
Farm
Sanctuary
is an American
non-profit organization
dedicated to ending the expotation of animals
used for food production. Also a home for over
300 hundred abused, injured animals on their
175 acre farm in upstate New York. "Today,
Farm Sanctuary is not only the first but the
largest permanent sanctuary for victims
of Factory Farms in the United States."
HerbWeb
Animal Rights Resource
is a very informative,
imaginative web resource
put together by David Pearce in the U.K.
I especially enjoyed his "Home Page or
Herbivores." You will find photographs of
the wonderful, gentle plant-eating animals that
we hunt. This web site has many twists and turns.
International
Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)
Their mission is
to promote and ensure kind treatment
of animals. that includes improving the quality of the
lives of the animals and their environment, preserving
animals from extinction, preventing and abolishing
animal cruelty and ensuring the offshore Canadian
and Norwegian hunt for Harp and Hooded Seals in
the Northwest Atlantic is brought to an end.
PAWS
Homepage
(Progressive Animal Welfare Society) This site
has loads of good info, well worth a look!
PETA
On-line
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, with
more than a half million people, is the largest
animal rights foundation in the world. Founded in
1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and
protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates
under the simple principle, animals are ours not
to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.
The
Pet Counselor
is a really fun, web page for people that
love animals. You can ask pet psycologist,
Kay Cox, for pet counseling advice, check out
Dr. Peppersauce's column(written by a Persian cat),
take the Pet Test, or simply kick back and enjoy an
informative web site put together by a person that
loves and respects our animal friends.
Lots of Cat photos too.
Twilight's
Animal Rights Page
is a home page dedicated to educating people on
the right's of animals.
World
Wildlife Fund (WWF)
is the world's largest and most experienced
independent \conservation organization,
with over 4.7 million supporters.
WWF's mission is to conserve nature and
ecological processes.
A wonderful resource
I highly recommend.
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EXTINCT
A partial list of extinct vertebrates
that lived in the United States of America,
United States Territories and Canada since
1492.
This list was provide by
Kenneth Mallory and
compiled by James D. Williams and Ronald M. Nowak.
It appears in the book, The Last Extinction.
The book,
The Last Extinction was published in association with the
New England Aquarium in 1993.
The March
of Extinct Animals
It continues to grow
Data Format:
Common name, Scientific name,
State or region, Date of extinction
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FISH
Miller Lake Lamprey
Lampetra minima
Oregon, 1953
Longjaw Cisco
Coregonus Alpenae
Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Huron,
Michigan, 1970's
Blackfin
Cisco
Coregonus Nigripinnis
Great Lakes: Lakes Huron, Michigan,
Ontario, Superior,
1960's
Yellow Cutthroat
Trout
Salmo Clarki Macdonaldi
Colorado, 1910
Silver Trout
Salvelinus Agassizi
New Hampshire, 1930's
Thicktail
Chub
Gila Crassicauda
California, 1957
Whiteline Topminnow
Fundulus Albolineatus
Alabama, 1900
Amistad
Gambusia
Gambusia Amistadensis
Texas, 1977
Blue Pike
Stizostedion Vitreum Glaucum
Great Lakes: Erie, Ontario, 1971
Utah Lake Sculpin
Cottus Echninatus
Utah, 1928
Harelip Sucker
Lagochila Lacera
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana,
Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, 1900
Tecopa Pupfish
Cyprinodon Nevadensis Calidae
California, 1942
Shoshone Pupfish
Cyprinodon Nevadensis Shoshone
California, 1966
Raycraft
Ranch Killifish
Empetrichthys Latos Concavus
Nevada, 1960
Pahrump
Ranch Killifish
Empetrichthys Latos Pahrump
Nevada, 1956
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FISH
Pahrangat Spinedace
Lepidomeda Altivelis
Nevada, 1940
Phantom Shiner
Notropis Orca
New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, 1975
Bluntnose
Shiner
Notropis Simus Simus
New Mexico, Texas, 1964
Clear Lake Splittail
Pogonichthys Ciscoides
California, 1970
Las Vegas
Dace
Rhinichthys Deaconi
Nevada, 1950's
June Sucker
Chasmistes Liorus Liorus
Utah, 1935
Snake River
Sucker
Chasmistes Muriei
Wyoming, 1928
Independence Valley
Tui Chub
Gila Bicolor Isolata
Nevada, 1970
Banff Longnose
Dace
Rhinichthys Cataractae Smithi
Alberta, 1982
Grass Valley
Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys Osculus Relinquus
Nevada, 1950
Ash Meadows Killifish
Empetrichthys Merriami
Nevada, 1957
Lake Ontario Kiyi
Coregonus Kiyi Orientalis
New York, Ontario, 1967
Alvord Cutthroat
Oncorhynchus Clarki ssp.
Nevada, Oregon, 1940
Maravillas
Red Shiner
Cyprinella Lutrensis Blairi
Texas, 1960
San Marcos Gambusia
Gambusia Georgei
Texas, 1983
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AMPHIBIANS
Relict Leopard Frog
Rana Onca
Arizona, Nevada, Utah, 1960
Golden Coqui
Eleutherodactylus Jasperi
Puerto Rico, 1980's
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Coqui
Eleutherodactylus Karlschmidti
Puerta Rico, 1980's
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REPTILES
Navassa Iguana
Cyclura Cornuta Onchiopsis
Navassa Island, West Indies, 1800's
Iguana
Leiocephalus Eremitus
Navassa Island, West Indies, 1800's
St. Croix
Racer
Alsophis Sancticrucis
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1900's
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BIRDS
Labrador Duck
Camptorhynchus Labradorium
Northeastern United States, Southeastern Canada, 1878
Heath Hen
Tympanuchus Cupido Cupido
Eastern United States, 1932
Kusaie Crake
Aphanolimnas Monasa
Caroline Islands, 1828
Laysan Rail
Porzanula Palmeri
Hawaii, 1944
Hawaiian Brown Rail
Pennula Millsi
Hawaii, 1964
Hawaiian
Spotted Rail
Pennula Sandwichensis
Hawaii, 1893
Oahu OO
Moho Apicalis
Hawaii, 1837
Molokai
OO
Moho Bishopi
Hawaii, 1915
Hawaii OO
Moho Nobilis
Hawaii, 1934
Santa Barbara
Song Sparrow
Melospiza Melodia
California, 1967
Texas Henslow's Sparrow
Passerherbulus Henslowii Houstonensis
Texas, 1983
Laysan Apapane
Himatione Sanguinea Freethi
Hawaii, 1923
Kusaie Starling
Aplonis Corvina
Caroline Islands, 1828
Dusky Seaside
Sparrow
Ammodranus Maritimus Mirabilis
Florida, 1987
Louisiana Parakeet
Conuropsis Carolinensis Ludoviciana
South-Central United States, 1912
Virgin Islands
Screech Owl
Otus Nudipes Newtoni
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, 1980
San Clemente
Bewick's Wren
Thryomane Bewickii Leucophrys
California, 1927
Lanai Thrush
Phaeornis Obscurus Lanaiensis
Hawaii, 1931
Oahu Thrush
Phaeornis Obscurus Oahensis
Hawaii, 1825
Laysan Millerbird
Acrocephalus Familiaris Familiaris
Hawaii, 1923
Kioea
Chaetoptila Angustipluma
Hawaii, 1859
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BIRDS
Wake Island Rail
Rallus Wakensis
Wake Island, 1945
Great Auk
Pinguinus Impennis
North Atlantic, 1844
Passenger
Pigeon
Ectopistes Migratorius
Central and Eastern North America, 1914
Culebra
Puerto Rico Parrot
Amazona Vituta Gracelipes
Culebra Island, 1899
Mauge's
Parakeet
Aratinga Chloroptera Maugei
Puerto Rico, 1892
Carolina Parakeet
Conuropsis Caroinensis Carolinensis
Southeast United States, 1914
Hawaiian Mamo
Drepanis Pacifica
Hawaii, 1898
Black Mamo
Drepansis Funerea
Hawaii, 1907
Lanai Akialoa
Hemignathus Obscurus Lanaiensis
Hawaii, 1894
Oahu Akialoa
Hemignathus Obscurus Ellisianus
Hawaii, 1837
Hawaii Akialoa
Hemignathus Obscurus Obscurus
Hawaii, 1895
Oahu Nukupu'u
Hemignathus Lucidus Lucidus
Hawaii, 1860
Oahu Akepa
Loxops Coccinea Rufa
Hawaii, 1893
Greater Amakihi
Viridonia Sagittirostris
Hawaii, 1900
Lanai Creeper
Paroreomyza Maculata Montana
Hawaii, 1937
Ula-ai-Hawane
Ciridops Anna
Hawaii, 1892
Greater
Kona Finch
Pdittirostra Palmeri
Hawaii, 1896
Lesser Kona
Finch
Psittirostra Flaviceps
Hawaii, 1891
Kona Finch
Psittirostra Kona
Hawaii, 1894
Amak Song Sparrow
Melospiza Melida Amaka
Alaska, 1980
Ivory-billed WoodPecker
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MAMMALS
Puerto Rican Shrew
Nesophontes Edithae
Puerto Rico, 1500
Puerto Rican
Long-Nosed Bat
Monophyllus Plethodon Frater
Puert Rico, 1900?
Puerto Rican Long-Tongued
Bat
Phyllonycteris Major
Puerto Rico, 1900?
Puerto Rican
Ground Sloth
Acratocnus Odontrigonus
Puerto Rico, 1500
Penasco
Chipmunk
Eutamias Minimus Atristriatus
New Mexico, 1980
Tacoma Pocket
Gopher
Thomomys Mazama Tacomensis
Washington, 1970
Southern California KIt Fox
Vulpes Macrotis Macrotis
California, 1903
Florida
Red Wolf
Canis Rufus Floridanus
Southeastern United States, 1925
Texas Red
Wolf
Canis Rufus Rufus
Oklahoma, Texas, 1970
Kenai Peninsula Wolf
Canis Lupus Alces
Alaska, 1910
Newfoundland
Wolf
Canis Lupus Beothucus
Newfoundland Island, 1911
Banks Island
Wolf
Canis Lupus Bernardi
Banks and Victoria Islands, 1920
Cascade
Mountains Wolf
Canis Lupus Fuscus
British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, 1940
Badlands Bighorn
Ovis Canadensis Auduboni
Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Wyomong, 1910
Louisiana Vole
Microtus Ochrogaster Ludovicianus
Louisiana, Texas, 1905
Puerto Rican
Hutia
Isolobodon Portoricensis
Puerto Rico, 1500
Puerto Rican
Paca
Elasmodontomys Obliquus
Puert Rico, 1500
Lesser Puerto Rican
Agouti
Heteropsomys Insulans
Puerto Rico, 1500
Greater
Puerto Rican Agouti
Heteropsomys Antillensis
Puerto Rico, 1500
Atlantic
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius Gibbosus Gibbosus
Atlantic Coast, 1750
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MAMMALS
Goff's Pocket Gopher
Geomys Pinetis Goffi
Florida, 1955
Sherman's
Pocket Gopher
Gromyd Fontanelus
Georgia, 1950
Pallid Beach Mouse
Peromyscus Polionotus Decoloratus
Florida, 1946
Giant Deer
Mouse
Peromyscus Nesodytes
Channel Islands, California, 1870
Chadwick
Beach Cottonmouth
Peromyscus Gossypinus Restrictus
Florida, 1950?
Gull Island
Vole
Microtus Nesophilus
New York, 1898
Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf
Canis Lupus Irremotus
Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, 1940
Mongollon
Mountains Wolf
Canis Lupus Mogolonensis
Arizona, New Mexico, 1942
Texas Gray
Wolf
Canis Lupus Monstrabilis
New Mexico, Texas, 1942
Great Plains Wolf
Canis Lupus Nubilus
Great Plains, 1926
Southern
Rocky Mountains Wolf
Canis Lupus Youngi
West- Central United States, 1935
California
Grizzly Bear
Ursus Arctos Californicus
California, 1925
Wisconsin Cougar
Felis Concolor Schorgeri
North-Central United States, 1925
Caribbean
Monk Seal
Monachus Tropicalis
Florida, West Indies, 1960
Steller's
Sea Cow
Hydrodamalis Stelleri
Alaska, 1768
Eastern Elk
Cervis Canadensis Canadensis
Central and Eastern United States, 1880
Merriam's
Elk
Cervus Canadensis Merriami
Southwestern United States, 1906
Queen Charlotte Caribou
Rangifer Tarandus Dawsoni
Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, 1935
Sea Mink
Mustela Macrodon
New Brunswick, New England, 1890
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