Library Services
Endangered Species
A summary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 can be found at ESA Basics by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (pdf file)
The text of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 is also available on the Internet.
Books that can be checked out:
Use the Online Catalog to find books about individual species or the problem in general.
- Example: Search by
Subject = "Endangered species"
or "California condor"
or "Endangered plants"
Internet Sources:
- Animal Info (http://www.animalinfo.org)
- California Department Of Fish and Game (http://www.dfg.ca.gov)
- EE-Link (http://eelink.net)
- GPO Access for federal legislation, regulations, and GAO Reports (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/multidb.html)
- National Audubon Society (http://www.audubon.org)
- National Wildlife Federation (http://www.nwf.org)
- Sierra Club (http://www.sierraclub.org)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (http://www.fws.gov)
- World Wildlife Fund (http://www.wwf.org)
Reference Books:
- Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern in California, R333.9572 J54
- Annual Report of the Status of California's State Listed Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals R591.52905 C153
- California Wild Lands: A Guide to Nature Conservancy Preserves R333.950979 H732
- California's Wildlife R591.9794 C153
- Fish Species of Special Concern in California R333.9568 F532
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia R591 G895 and Grzimek's Encyclopedia Of mammals R599 G895
- International Wildlife Encyclopedia RJ590.3 I61
Periodicals & Magazines:
EBSCO is an online index to magazines & newspapers. It is found on all Online Catalog terminals at the library, and is available to library cardholders from home. Go to the library's Online Catalog. Click on "Find Articles/Databases" and "Newspapers & Magazines."
- Example: Search
by Subject = "Endangered Species"
or "Plants - Extinction"
or "Spotted Owl"
The following magazines are useful titles to browse for articles on endangered species. Click on the title to find which libraries own the magazine:
- Audubon
- Endangered Species Bulletin (published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) FED I 49.77:Feb. 1977 to Current
- International Wildlife
- National Geographic
- National Wildlife
- Outdoor California
- Ranger Rick (ages 7 and up)
- Your Big Backyard (ages 3 - 6)