References for wildlife management principles and inventory techniques
General:
| The Wisconsin DNR has an excellent series of pamplets, collectively called "Wildlife and your land" (PDF files) |
| The NPWRC Online Biological Resources site is an excellent source of technical information on the mangagement of native plants and animals in the north-central U.S. Some valuable links from this site are listed in the sections below, along with other useful sites. Another way of search this site is via their site map. |
British Columbia has a sophisticated system for compiling wildlife inventory information |
Publications of Texas Parks and Wildlife - Habitat and Wildlife Management (PDF files) |
| Attracting Wildlife to Your Back Yard |
| Regional Landscape Ecosystems of Michigan,Minnesota, and Wisconsin:A Working Map and Classification |
| Online field guides - Photos of Birds, Butterflies, Fishes, Insects, Mammals, Native Plants, Reptiles, Spiders, Trees, Wildflowers |
| NatureServe - large online database (same link as in sample project portfolio under "Resource Assessment" |
| National Biological Information Infrastructure - national database of information |
Birds:
| Birds of the St. Croix River Valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin - a very valuable reference by Craig Faanes, a UWRF grad |
| Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas - excellent source of information on which species breed in Wisconsin, and where |
| Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds - a guide for Wisconsin - a good summary of managment techniques for grassland birds in Wisconsin - one of the texts used in Biol 344 (Wildlife Biology) |
| Attracting Bluebirds and Other Cavity Nesting Songbirds in North Dakota |
| Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds and Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds |
| Building Nest Structures, Feeders, and Photo Blinds for North Dakota Wildlife |
| Eastern Bluebird - lots of information, including nest box construction |
| Wood Duck- lots of information, including nest box construction |
| Build A Birdhouse - Chickadees, Titmice, and Nuthatches, Robins, Catbirds, and Thrashers Swallows,Wrens,Purple Martins,Bluebirds,Flickers |
| Migration of Birds - good background information on the biology of bird migration |
| Operation Crane Watch - Sandhill Cranes vocalizations and other useful information |
| Ranges of North American Breeding Birds - useful when constructing phenology charts |
| Assessing Breeding Populations of Ducks by Ground Counts |
| Cowbird Parasitism in Grassland and Cropland in the Northern Great Plains - any management plan must avoid the creation of cowbird habitat |
| Birding Hotspots |
| Bird Checklists of the United States |
| BIRDNET - The home page and ornithological information resource of the Ornithological Council |
| Birdwatching Dot Com - Offers advice and tips for new birders, a section on birding software, information on optics, etc. |
| Animal Diversity Web - Birds |
| Establishing a Nest Box Program for American Kestrels Along an Interstate Highway |
Mammals and Amphibians
| Interpreting Carnivore Scent-station Surveys |
| Wisconsin Herpetology Homepage |
| Bat Conservation International |
| Focus on amphibians from the National Biological Information Infrastructure |
Endangered Species
Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies/Damselflies- excellent identification guides
| Butterflies and Moths of North America - an excellent source of information and identification for all states |
| The Hine's Emerald Gallery - the only dragonfly on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service List of Endangered Species |
| Karner Blue butterfly (one of many web sites on this endangered species) |
Plants:
| Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin |
| Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains |
| Prairie Wildflowers and Grasses of North Dakota |