http://annual.sp2000.org/2005/search.php

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) and Species 2000 "are involving taxonomists throughout the world in the Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life (CoL) programme, collating a uniform and validated index to the world's known species, for use as a practical tool in inventorying and monitoring biodiversity worldwide." This CoL website contains the 2005 Annual Checklist of world species. CoL species records include entries on Accepted Scientific Name, Latest Taxonomic Scrutiny, Family Name, Source Database, and more. Checklist search options include All Names, Scientific Names, Common Names, and Distribution. Site visitors can also browse by Classification or Taxonomic Tree. [NL]

http://bees.library.cornell.edu/

This online collection of rare books from the Phillips Beekeeping Collection at Cornell University's Albert R. Mann Library is sure to delight apiarists and others with an interest in the history of beekeeping. For those unfamiliar with the Phillips Beekeeping Collection, it "is one of the largest and most complete apiculture libraries in the world." This Hive and the Honeybee website presently "consists of the full text of ten rare books from the Phillips Collection, and each book is fully searchable." Distinctive period titles include Mysteries of bee-keeping explained: being a complete analysis of the whole subject: consisting of the natural history of bees, directions for obtaining the greatest amount of pure surplus honey with the least possible expense, remedies for losses given, and the science of "luck" fully illustrated-the result of more than twenty years' experience in extensive apiaries (published in 1853); A description of the bar-and-frame hive (published in 1844); and New observations on the natural history of bees (published in 1806). [NL]

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html

From Medline Plus, a service of the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this webpage "provides links to pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual operations performed at medical centers in the United States since January 2004." Surgical Procedure video categories include Digestive System; Bones, Joints, and Muscles; Cancers; Heart and Circulation; Brain and Nervous System; and more. The webpage also links to videos concerning Child and Teen Health, Men's Health, and Women's Health. RealPlayer is required for viewing videos, and the site provides a link to a free download. [NL]

http://athome.harvard.edu/dh/chvs.html

Hosted by Harvard@Home, this website presents video clips from a symposium presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History in November 2004. The symposium was "a scientific discussion, meant to engage a lay audience, of how environments are changing and why species are being lost. Presentations discuss the root causes, including climate and land use change, and their impact on species' habitats." The video clips include a presentation by Professor E.O. Wilson on Habitat Loss and Species Extinctions; a presentation on Ecological Extinction in the Sea by Professor Jeremy Jackson; and a presentation by Professor Paul Moorcroft on The Effects of Population Change. The site also includes brief bios of the presenters, and links to related Harvard@Home programs. [NL]

http://altweb.jhsph.edu/

From The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Altweb is intended for use by biomedical researchers, animal welfare community members, students, veterinarians, and others "as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond." Resources on Altweb include an international Directory of Funding Sources for Scientific Pursuit of Alternatives in Animal Research, Testing, and Education; a Calendar of Upcoming Meetings; and links to related Databases, Publications, Statistics, and News Headlines. Links are also provided to websites of Altweb Project Team members including the Canadian Council on Animal Care; the European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education; the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research; the University of California Center for Animal Alternatives; and more. A link is provided to the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences as well. [NL]

http://www.usgs.nau.edu/SWEPIC/index.html

The Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse (SWEPIC) is a collaborative project of the USGS, the National Park Service, and Northern Arizona University "to provide reliable and organized information on the distribution and ecology of these weeds in the southwest, with an emphasis on forests, rangelands, and other natural areas." SWEPIC is designed to aid "people and organizations committed to protecting the ecological and economic values of southwest resources from degradation from harmful non-native weeds." Information about many weed species can be accessed through alphabetized lists organized by scientific and common name. Site visitors will also find noxious weed lists for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Other site services include the Alien Plants Ranking System (with software and database download options), and the Southwest Exotic Mapping Program (also with a database download option). [NL]

http://www.nhc.ed.ac.uk/index.php?page=24.25.26

This Butterfly Identification website is part of the University of Edinburgh's Natural History Collections site. The website covers extinct and extant butterflies "from the UK and Eire, including rare immigrants and seasonal visitors." Notably, the butterflies are categorized by both family and the region in which they are found. The site exhibits images of beautiful butterflies from eight different families including Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Hesperidae, and more. For regional searches, the site provides a map with eleven hyperlinked regions such as Northern Scotland, Southern England, Northern Ireland and the North of Eire, Eastern England, and Wales. [NL]

http://predatorconservation.org/index.html

The Predator Conservation Alliance (PCA) "is dedicated to conserving, protecting, and restoring native predators and their habitats in the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains." The PCA works as an advocate for fourteen species including the burrowing owl, mountain lion, lynx, fisher, and black bear, to name a few. The PCA website contains information about different predators, research activities, mapping projects, staff members, and more. A number of PCA publications are available for download including the Spring 2005 newsletter, and a copy of the 2004 Annual Report. Younger visitors will enjoy taking the Wildlife ID Quiz. The site also contains ordering information for free copies of Keeping the Wild in the West, a 16-minute video about carnivores and conservation in the American West. [NL]