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Current Events and Papers

• It's Official: Humans Are Behind Most of Global Warming (Science, Jan 26, 2001)
• The controversy about estimates of destruction in the Brazilian Amazon (Science, Jan 19 2001)
• New primates discovered in Madagascar and Brazil 
• Endangered Species Act
• Policy Regarding the Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate Population Segments Under the Endangered Species Act
• The Listing of a of Species: Legal Definition and Biological Realities
• Call for comments on mute swan management in Maryland (for homework assignment 1)
• The IUCN Redbook list of endangered/threatened species

• What killed the mammoths . . . hyperlethal disease

• Who were the first Americans?

• West Nile Side Effect: A Wealth of Data on Wildlife Death

• Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife-- Threats to Biodiversity and Human Health

• Tiger beetles on the Chesapeake Bay

• Endangered species funding problems

• The effect of climate change on Blackwater Nature Refuge in MD

• Rockfish predation on blue crabs - should we change crabbing regulations?

• Wildlife disease problems

• An article about the discovery of evidence of people in VA 15,000 yrs ago

• Reintroduced California condor lays an egg

• A web site about the evolution of the conservation movement (1850-1920)

• Effects of the border patrol in Texas on two endangered cat species

• The politics and biology of condor reintroductions

• Smithsonian Institution to close Conservation and Research Center

• The reasons behind population declines of toads

• Problems in the panda reserve in China

• Bush administration proposes change in implementation of Endangered Species Act

• 2 Studies Affirm Greenhouse Gases' Effects

• Diversity of (stuffed) animals

• Article about black carp as invasive species

• Editorial about black carp and infectious disease

• Learning About Threatened and Endangered Species in Our Midst

• AAAS 2001 Press Release: The Scientific Theory of Marine Reserves

• Plan for Grizzlies May Be Shelved

• Governor Glendening imposes crabbing limits

• ESA Success Stories

• Conservation Conflicts Across Africa

• White House Considering Plan to Void Clinton Rule on Forests

• Smithsonian Won't Close Center in Front Royal: Scientists' Outcry Prompts Reversal

• Hungry People vs. Rare Wildlife: A Call for New Farming Methods

• Fastest-growing outdoor activity in North America by far is bird watching

• World Series of Birding, May 12, 2001

Taxonomic and Organismal Links

• Reptile Taxonomy
• Mammals of the World Taxonomy Page!
• A Global Information System on Fishes
• Endangered species: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species home page
• Endangered species from the Chesapeake Bay area

Internships and Jobs

• Ecology / Environmental Job Listings

Graduate Schools

• Graduate Schools in Conservation Biology
• University of Maryland: Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology
• PhDs.Org - Science, math and engineering resources, including customizable graduate school rankings.

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