Waterfowl, Wetland & Wildlife Links to Explore


Identification of Wetland Plants and Animals
General Bird Biology & Bird-Watching

Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Ornithology.com
Birding.com
Life of Birds (David Attenborough)
Earthlife.net

Migration Studies Reference Sites for Schools

Journey North
Migration Watch
Geese in Space
Bird Studies Canada
Winging Northwards: A Shorebirds Journey
International Brant Monitoring Project
Shorebird Sister School

Migratory Bird Management

Hinterland’s Who’s Who
The Shorebird Sister School program
Ecoinfo

Ecology of the Fraser River Estuary

Discover Your Estuary (Environment Canada)
How Ocean Tides Work (Okanagan University Course Outline)
Geological Information about the Fraser Delta (Geological Surveys of Canada)

Species Ecology and Management

Endangered Species (Royal BC Museum)
Ecoinfo Canadian Wildlife Service)
Hinterland’s Who’s Who

General Wetland Ecology; Types of Wetlands

Canada's Aquatic Environments (University of Guelph)
Wetland Ecosystems (Ducks Unlimited Canada)

Research Stations & Institutes

Pacific Biological Station
Institute of Ocean Sciences (Sydney, near Victoria, Vancouver Island)
Westwater Research (Institute for Resources and the Environment, UBC)
Institute of Wetlands and Waterfowl Research
Delta Marsh Research Station (University of Manitoba)
For more, see Organization of Field Biological Stations

International Conservation Programs and Conventions

Ramsar
Wetlands International
The World Conservation Union
World Wildlife Fund
UNFCCC(United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
UNESCO (Convention Concerning Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage)
CMS (Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals)
WSHRN (Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network)
NABCI (North American Bird Conservation Initiative)

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