MAMMALS
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY

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ZSSD LIBRARY FACTSHEETS

QUALITY MAMMAL WEB SITES
       African Animals -- African Wildlife Foundation
       African Mammals Databank -- Data collected on 281 species (excluding elephant and rhinos)
       American Society of Mammalogists Resource -- Links to State lists of indigenous species
       Animal Info -- A superior resource on rare, threatened and endangered mammals
       Armadillo Online
       Bat Conservation International
       Bears -- International Association of Bear Research & Management
       Cat Specialist Group -- IUCN/SSC
       Cat Species Accounts -- Excellent site from 1996 - no longer updated
       DeerNet -- University of Alberta
       E-Nature -- Field Guides for North American species
       Elephant Encyclopedia -- authored by Zurich Zoo elephant keeper, Georges Frei
       Elephant Information Repository
       Elephant Information Resources -- AWIC
       Felids -- AZA Felid Tag Advisory Group
       Feline Research Center -- Texas A & M University
       Giant Panda Species Survival Plan -- Extensive full-text information
       Gibbons -- Gibbon Research Lab - Hannover, Germany
       Gorillas -- IZE Educational Resource
       Livestock Breeds -- cattle, goats, camels, buffalo, sheep, swine
       Mammalian Species Factsheets -- Species Accounts are also in the Library
       Mammals of the Southwest -- Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Program
       Marine Mammal Information Resources -- AWIC
       Meerkats -- Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center, Inc
       Otters
       Przewalski's Horse
       Primate Info Net -- Wisconsin Regional Primate Center
       Primate Links
       Duke University Primate Center
       Rhinos -- International Rhino Foundation
       Tapir Gallery -- Contains a Bibliography by Dr. Don Janssen
       5-Tigers - Tiger Information Center -- Ron Tilson, CBSG Tiger specialist and the Minnesota Zoo
       Tiger Information Resources -- AWIC
       Ultimate Ungulate -- Good general information on hoofstock
       ZipCode Zoo -- Find Animals in a geographic area of interest

MAMMAL LITERATURE DATABASES
       Carnivore Ecology & Conservation E-Resources -- full text articles and dissertations
       African Elephant Bibliography -- African Elephant Specialist Group
       Elephant Bibliographic Database -- Elephant Care International
       Primate Lit -- Comprehensive Primate Center Database
       Rhino Resource Center -- Int'l Rhino Foundation & IUCN SSC
       Science.gov -- Authoritative science information provided by U.S. Government agencies

ANIMAL TRAINING / ENRICHMENT / HUSBANDRY
       AAZK -- American Association of Zoo Keepers
       ABWAK -- British Wild Animal Keepers
       ASZK -- Australiasian Society of Zoo Keeping
       AZA -- Husbandry and Enrichment Information can be found in the "Members Only" Section
       Animal Behavior Society -- Online newsletter of the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
       APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual
       APHIS Guide for Handling Fish for Fish-eating Animals (PDF)
       APHIS Guide for Handling Frozen/Thawed Meat & Prey Items (PDF)
       Animal Management - UK and Europe -- Click on "I wish to enter Wildpro" and click to accept the disclaimer to access electronic documents
       Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior -- Indiana University
       Disney's Animal Enrichment Program
       Elephant Care International
       Honolulu Zoo's Enrichment Program
       Lab Animals - Enrichment -- Animal Welfare Institute
       Marine Animal Trainers Association
       Polar Bear Husbandry Conference 2004 -- full text proceedings
       Primate Care, Handling and Enrichment -- Wisconsin Primate Research Center
       Primate Environmental Enrichment -- AWIC
       Primate Enrichment & Management -- Animal Welfare Institute
       The Shape of Enrichment -- Quarterly publication of enrichment ideas
       Species Information Network -- Captive Husbandry Information from European Zoos
       Tapir Gallery -- AZA Husbandry Standards and Medical Management
       Transportation -- USDA

TAXONOMIC INFORMATION
       Classification of Living Things -- A tutorial on taxonomy
       InfoNatura -- Animals of Latin America and the Caribbean
       ISIS -- Zoo Resource - Click on Species Holdings. Use the 'Internet Explorer' Browser for full functionality
       ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System -- Excellent Resource: US, Canada and Mexican Governments
       Mammal Species of the World -- Wilson and Reeder
       Mammalia - Tree of Life Project -- Various Professional Scietists
       NatureServe -- Animals of the U.S. and Canada
       Taxonomic Name Server -- UBio - Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer
       World Taxonomist Database
       Index to Organism Names -- Zoological Record

PHOTOS, VIDEOS & VOCALIZATIONS

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