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Endangered Animal Research Project: Websites

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Begin with these trusted web sites:

 

  1. African Wildlife Foundation: https://www.awf.org/
  2. Animal Corner: https://animalcorner.co.uk/
  3. Animal Facts for Kids: http://www.animalfactguide.com
  4. A-Z animals: http://a-z-animals.com/
  5. Animal Spot (use the clickable map of the world): https://www.theanimalspot.com/
  6. Defenders of Wildlife: https://defenders.org/
  7. Gorilla Doctors: https://www.gorilladoctors.org/
  8. The International Crane Foundation: https://www.savingcranes.org/
  9. The International Rhino Foundation: https://rhinos.org/
  10. The Jane Goodall Institute: https://www.janegoodall.org/
  11. National Geographic: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/facts/
  12. National Zoo -Smithsonian Institute- Animal Index: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AnimalIndex
  13. Panthera: https://www.panthera.org/
  14. Project AWARE Foundation: https://www.projectaware.org/
  15. Sea World Animal Info: http://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/
  16. The International Union for Conservation of Nature: https://www.iucn.org/
  17. Wildlife Alliance: https://www.wildlifealliance.org/
  18. The Wildlife Conservation Society: https://www.wcs.org/
  19. Wildscreen Arkive- Includes great photos and videos: http://www.arkive.or
  20. World Wildlife Fund: https://www.worldwildlife.org/

REMEMBER

Web Site Selection

Use the “Five Website Evaluation Criteria” below to analyze and evaluate any site before using it as a reference resource:

  1. Accuracy – is the information correct, factual?
  2. Authority- is the author qualified on the subject? (Watch out for student projects!)
  3. Objectivity- is the point of view unbiased? (Watch out for tourism sites!)
  4. Currency- is the information up to date?
  5. Coverage- is the topic fully explored?

Website Evaluation Checklist

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Currency

Authority                       

Accuracy

Relevance

Purpose

 

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue has some very helpful information on evaluating both print and Internet sources.