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Some Butterfly,
Lepidoptera, and Entomology Sites
Electronic
Resources on Lepidoptera
The most complete and
comprehensive website on Lepidoptera on the Internet.
The
Lepidopterists' Society
International society devoted
to study and appreciation of butterflies and moths.
North American
Butterfly Association (NABA)
A not-for profit organization working
to increase public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies.
The Xerces
Society
An international nonprofit
organization dedicated to protecting biodiversity through
conservation of invertebrates.
Monarch
Watch
Dr. Orley "Chip" Taylor's
famous Monarch tagging and observing program.
Journey
North
A global study of wildlife
migration. Report your observations!
UK
Phenology Network
Record your observations of
butterfly and other wildlife seasonal activity in the United
Kingdom.
Tactics
and Vectors
Dr. David Gibo's comprehensive
butterfly migration research site.
atalanta.dk
(formerly DD's Birds and
Butterflies)
Another interesting migration site, with information on Red Admirals
and Painted Ladies in Europe, by Morten D.D. Hansen.
Bernd
Harmsen's Butterfly Pages
Photos, life cycle, and
migration of several European nettle-feeding nymphalid butterflies,
including Red Admirals. Also includes information on butterfly
conservation.
Butterfly
Flight Research Webpage
Dr. Robert B. Srygley's research
site.
North
American Butterfly Monitoring Project
Testing and evaluating
monitoring protocols for butterflies.
Alexanor's
Butterfly Home Page
Sergey G. Popov's population research
page for butterflies in southwestern
Ukraine.
David's
Butterflies and Moths
David Bell's butterfly monitoring
research in Ontario.
Iowa
State University Entomology Page
Website of the ISU Department
of Entomology.
Red Admiral Larval
Foodplants
Be Nice to
Nettles
A website promoting
conservation of the European stinging nettle, Urtica dioica.
Includes nettle lore and promotes "Be Nice to Nettles Week."
Nettle:
The Stinging Friend of Butterflies
From the Country Reflections
Wildlife Column, by David Kavanagh.
A
Field Guide to Critical Thinking
From the Committee for the
Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP). An
interesting presentation of the scientific method by counterexample.
Some pitfalls to avoid when doing research or anything else....
The
Mad Scientist Explains...The Scientific
Method
A brief outline of the
scientific method as it pertains to experimental design.
World
Species List
A growing list of world
biodiversity with links to over 8000 web sites.
National
Geographic WildWorld
Information and images for 867
land-based ecoregions of the planet.
Northern
Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Information on North American
biological resources and species, including range maps.
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assesses information relevant
to understanding the risk of human-induced climate change.
Earthshots:
Satellite Images of Environmental
Change
Images of environmental change
worldwide, including Mexican Monarch overwintering sites and draining
of the southern Iraqi marshes.
Voice of
Iraq: Site of the Iraqi National
Congress
The Iraqi National Congress
includes a variety of groups opposing the regime of Saddam
Hussein.
Radio
Free Iraq
Daily and weekly news on
events affecting Iraq.
Iraq
Update: U.S. Department of
State
News and commentary on U.S. policy towards Iraq.
Iraq
Watch
A comprehensive web site
devoted to monitoring Iraq's progress in building weapons of mass
destruction.
The
Iraq Foundation
A non-profit, non-governmental organization working for democracy and
human rights in Iraq, and for better international understanding of
Iraq's potential to contribute to political stability and economic
progress in the Middle East.
Iraq
Research and Demonstration
Project
Collection of resources documenting the government, politics, and
society of modern Iraq. Includes a vast collection of Iraqi regime
documents captured in northern Iraq during the 1991 uprising.
Iraqi
Forum for Democracy
A non-profit political action group promoting pluralistic democracy
for Iraq.
The
Kuwait Information Office
Washington, D.C. based site
includes information on Gulf War environmental destruction.
The
Ecology of War in Iraq and Kuwait
Earthshots satellite photos
showing draining of southern Iraqi marshes and Kuwaiti oil well
fires.
Earth
Observatory: Mesopotamian Marshes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) March 2001
satellite photo of the Al Hawizeh marshes on the southern border
between Iran and Iraq.
The Amar
Foundation
Charitable organization
supporting rights of Iraqi Marsh Arabs and restoration of the
southern marshes.
Eden
Again: Restoration of the Mesopotamian
Marshes
The Iraq Foundation is sponsoring a new project, Eden Again, to
restore the southern Iraqi marshlands. Contact Dr. Suzie Alwash,
project director, for more information.
The
Mesopotamian Marshes: Demise of an
Ecosystem
A 2001 United Nations
Environment Programme report on the disappearing Mesopotamian
marshes.
Jordan:
Geography and Environment: Environmental Threats and the Jordanian
Response
Jordanian government overview
of important environmental issues in Jordan.
Arab
Human Development Report
2002
A United Nations Development Programme report on human development
issues in 22 Arab countries.
Essays
and Commentary on Contemporary Middle Eastern
Issues
Independent online journal intended as a forum for people to express
or challenge opinions on Middle Eastern topics.
Afghanistan
Afgha.com:
Site of the Afghan Resistance
Includes news stories from diverse sources worldwide, as well as
cultural information on Afghanistan.
This page was last updated on October 9, 2002.