Through research and community-based conservation, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has "played a major role in ensuring the continues existence of some of Africa's most rare and treasure species such as the elephant, the mountain gorilla, rhinoceros, and cheetah." The AWF Web site offers loads of information on the current programs and program locations, including factsheets and photos of...

Originally aired on January 24, 2017, this PBS American Experience episode about marine biologist and Silent Spring author Rachel Carson is currently available for online streaming. This two-hour episode traces Carson's biography, describing her Pennsylvania childhood, her graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University (which she was forced to abandon in order to financially support her family), her...

Founded in 1982, the mission of Bat Conservation International (BCI) is “to teach people the value of bats, to protect and conserve critical bat habitats, and to advance scientific knowledge through research”. On their website, visitors will be able to learn about their advocacy and outreach efforts, along with learning more about these fascinating and important creatures. The “All About Bats”...

The Web site for Bat Conservation International, Inc. (last mentioned in the November 12, 1997_Scout Report for Science and Engineering_) has added significant content since our last coverage of the site. Although the site still has information about the organization, bat facts, FAQs, and information on bat biology, in-depth sections on a wide variety of research projects have been added, ranging...

The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC) at the American Museum of Natural History aims to "integrate scientific research, education, and outreach so that people, themselves major catalysts in the rapid loss of biodiversity, will become participants in its conservation." The CBC currently conducts biodiversity conservation research in the Bahamas, Bolivia, Madagascar, Vietnam, and in...

The mission of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute "is to provide science-based information for enhancing the conservation and management of wildlife in south Texas and related environments." The Institute, located at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, conducts research in four main areas: Wildlife Biology, Ecology, and Management; Habitat Ecology and Management; Wildlife Diseases,...

"The Cat Specialist Group consists of the world's leading scientists and wildlife managers involved with the 36 species of wild cats" and is part of the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union. This Web site provides data on the wild cats that the Cat Specialist Group aims to protect, and the threats that each species faces. The information is well organized, both by region and...

Since the days when John Muir walked across its campus, there has been a keen interest in the environment at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment keeps this tradition alive through its different projects and publications. Perhaps the best part of the site is the Atlas of the Biosphere, which contains numerous maps documenting...

Based in Oregon, the Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) collaborates with diverse stakeholders to advance conservation scholarship and solutions. Since its founding in 1997, CBI has supported major projects in the fields of forestry, renewable energy, wildlife risk modeling, and more. Recent accomplishments include collaborating on an international environmental risk screening tool, assisting on...

Operating under the auspices of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of IUCN, The World Conservation Union, the Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) is "a worldwide network of biologists, wildlife managers, government officials, independent researchers, non-governmental organization representatives, farmers, traders, tanners, fashion leaders, and private companies actively involved in the...