Resource Links

Step One: 

•  Roles of team members

Step Two:

• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust http://www.durrell.org/
• National  Conservancy:  http://www.nature.org/
• Conservation:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7G2rQARCC8
• The Smithsonian National Zoo:  A zoo you are trying to get funding for:  Meet researchers:  How reintroduction works: 1 hour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMfVrDTjqh0

Step Three:

• Endangered Species Program:  http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
• Endangered Species Act:  http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/esa.html
• Endangered Means There Is Still Time worksheet
•  http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/pdf/worksheet.pdf
• Endangered Means There Is Still Time presentation http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/pdf/presentation.pdf

Step Four:

• The Nature Conservancy  http://www.nature.org/wherewework/?src=t3
• National Geographic Animals:  http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
• Animals:  http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
• Endangered Species List:  earthsendangered.com/list.asp
• Endangered Species with glossary:  http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/vanishing.html
• WWF Species Finder:  http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/index.html

Step Five:

• Regions and Habitats:  http://www.nature.org/wherewework/?src=t3
• Saving Wildlife:  http://www.wcs.org/saving-wildlife.aspx

For the Media Specialist:
Meet a real media specialist:  Craig Kasnoff:  http://www.ckmc.com/about_.htm
A real media blog example:  http://blog.durrell.org/index.cfm/2009/8/22/In-search-of-the-Madagascar-pochard-the-worlds-rarest-duck--Part-1
Sample Article about an Elephant Orphanage:  http://fieldtripearth.com/article.xml?id=1512


For the Lead Scientist:
Meet a real animal scientist and anthropologist:
Jane Goodall Research Site:   http://www.janegoodall.org/
Jane Goodall:  Fansite: http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/janegoodall/janegoodall.html
Meet the Scientist- Helene Mullar Landau  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVnveDTKAJo
Rebuilding a Species   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVDncjzpNJI&NR=1
Extinct Animals Rediscovered   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjs2w3jdTHA&feature=related
Example Field Reports:  http://fieldtripearth.com/article_collection.xml?category_name=field_reports 
Field Notes:  http://www.janegoodall.ORG/ARCHIVE/BLOG-CHIMPANZEE/201001

For the Reintroduction Specialist:
Reintroduction Plan Example:  http://www.tscwa.org/projects/black_bear.html
GoogleEarth: http://earth.google.com/
AZA:  Guidelines for Reintroduction:  http://www.aza.org/reintroduction/

For the Rescue Organization Leader:
Natural England: Group dedicated to reintroduction Check out the maps and biodiversity action plans, grants that are available:  http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/publications/maps/default.aspx
The Wild Animal Sanctuary:  Check out Management under About Us   http://www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/