Tiger and other wild cat links
Tiger Information Center:
Everything you need to know about tigers! Great for students and
teachers.
The Tiger Foundation: This
organization's mission is to help prevent the extinction of wild tigers
through cost effective, pragmatic and hands-on field programs.
Save China's Tigers:
A new organization dedicated to establishing wildlife reserves for the
preservation of South China Tigers (and many other endangered species)
in the wild.
Tiger Missing Link Foundation:
"The mission of Tiger Missing Link Foundation is conserving genetic
diversity and eliminating inbreeding of captive tigers, creating public
awareness of the tigers plight and providing rescue services for big cats that
have been abused, neglected or displaced."
International Society for Endangered
Cats (Canada): Focusses on conservation of the
smaller species of wild cats.
The Cat Specialist Group: The Cat Specialist Group consists of the world's leading scientists
and wildlife managers involved with the 36 species of wild cats in more than 50 countries. It is one of over 100 similar groups of
scientists and other specialists from all over the world forming part of the the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation
Union (IUCN).
worldLYNX:
The lynx is the most widespread wild cat in the world, found in many
countries - find out about the many threats they face from persecution
to loss of habitat.
International Snow Leopard
Trust: Information on Snow Leopards and on programs to protect this
wonderful endangered species. Includes ways to get involved.
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Wildlife/conservation
links
Asian Conservation Awareness Program
(ACAP):
A message from Jackie Chan
WildAid (formerly Global Survival
Network): WildAid provides immediate assistance and builds for
long-term protection for wild animals and their habitats.
Wildlife Protection
Society of India: Working to protect Indian wildlife against illegal
trade.
EIA - the Environmental
Investigation Agency: Spearheading
international efforts to protect endangered species such as tigers, bears,
rhinos, elephants, whales, dolphins, porpoises and wild birds.
Kalahari Raptor Centre: Situated on a 600 hectare private game
reserve in the Kalahari Plains in South Africa, the KRC has several
principal functions: to care for injured and orphaned birds of prey and small
mammals; to educate people, especially children, about wildlife; and to
buy up and preserve habitat for wild species.
WWF -
World Wide Fund for Nature : The world's
largest and most experienced independent conservation organization - in Canada
and the U.S. known as World Wildlife Fund.
Traffic Network: Wildlife trade
monitoring organization.
International Rhino Foundation:
Dedicated to the conservation of the five species of rhinoceros.
IFAW
(International Fund for Animal Welfare) Canada Seal Hunt Page: This
website addresses issues involved in the seal hunt, as well as providing links
to press releases, studies and surveys.
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Government and
wildlife law
Environment
Canada/ Wildlife Enforcement (WAPPRITA): An Act
respecting the protection of certain species of wild animals and plants and the
regulation of international and interprovincial trade in those species.
CITES Home Page:
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - an
international treaty
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Friends of the
environment
J.P. Taylor's Songs
for the Environment: Featuring J.P.'s "enviromusik",
including the album The Eyes of the World, which was inspired by the work of prominent environmentalists including Dr. Jane Goodall, and Steve Irwin.
The website includes many full-length sound tracks.
Tigers in the Wild - photographs
Photographer Chris Brunskill's website has wonderful photographs of Bengal
tigers in the wild.
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Animal welfare
links
Animal Alliance:
Animal rights advocacy and education group
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