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Useful sites | Australia's threatened species

Threatened species and threatened communities (Environment Australia)

Provides an extensive range of information about Australia's endangered species. Click on 'Action plans and conservation overviews' for reviews of the status of different groups of organisms. Click on 'Information and resources' to find a series of fact sheets including 'Learn more about our threatened species'.
http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/

Threatened species (New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia)

Information on threatened species, native animals fact sheets, keeping Australian animals as pets, living with wildlife, habitat protection and treatment of sick injured or orphaned animals.
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Threatened+Species

2004 IUCN red list of threatened species (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)

Searchable database of the world's plants and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.
http://www.redlist.org

Plants and animals (Department of Conservation, New Zealand)

An overview of New Zealand's indigenous species. Click on 'Native animals' and 'Native plants' for fact sheets. Click on 'Native species management' for information about threats to native species and how species can be protected.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/index.asp

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (transcripts)

• George Negus Tonight, 1 September 2004
  Program focusing on the future of the country's animal species.
  • Tasmanian devil
    Discusses the cancerous facial tumours that are decimating the adult devil population.
    http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/future/Transcripts/s1190726.htm

  • Helmeted honeyeater
    A report on work being done at the Healesville Sanctuary to reverse the trend toward extinction of one of Victoria's state emblems.
    http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/future/Transcripts/s1190750.htm

  • Dr Nicola Markus
    An interview with the Species and Community Program Manager for the Worldwide Fund for Nature in Australia.
    http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/future/Transcripts/s1190757.htm

  • Zoo Habitats
    Looks at how zoos try to recreate natural habitats.
    http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/future/Transcripts/s1190774.htm

• Orange bellied parrot (The Science Show, 25 October 2003)
  Discusses the orange bellied parrot breeding program at the Adelaide Zoo.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s973134.htm

• Breeding endangered species (The Science Show, 17 November 2001)
  Discusses the use of cloning techniques to increase the numbers of native Australian animals.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s421153.htm

• Tasmanian Tiger (The Science Show, 17 November 2001)
  Presents conflicting views on whether the Tasmanian tiger could and should be re-created.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s421160.htm

• The Mount Lofty Ranges spotted quail thrush (Ockham's Razor, 22 October 2000)
  Presents reasons for protecting endangered species.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s201833.htm

How gene pools work How Stuff Works, USA

Defines a gene pool and how it can shrink.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/gene-pool.htm