John Maunder's

Newfoundland and Labrador

Natural Sciences Links

Biology and Ecology:

Animals: Vertebrates

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• To compile an extensive reference resource for students of the natural history of Canada's easternmost province.

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All links last checked October 19, 2005.

Page last updated October 29, 2005.

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Behavior

Lists of Links - Behavior

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General

• Access Excellence A little hard to describe. Billed as "a place in cyberspace for biology teaching and learning." Despite the awful blurb, it is really worth a look! A lot of great animal-related stuff buried here. Don't be put off by the rather barren-looking homepage; just click on something (ie. "Science Updates") and see what comes up!.
• Animal Diversity Web From the University of Michigan. Navigate, in easy steps, all the way from a basic list of the main animal groups, to useful accounts of individual species. Or, if you know where you are going, you can search directly.
• Animal Information Database An excellent, diverse resource from SeaWorld. Includes all manner of animals.
• Benefits of Wildlife, The An excellent site from the Canadian Wildlife Service.
• Biggest, Smallest, Fastest, Deepest: Marine Animal Records Great Trivia!
• Hinterland Who's Who An excellent site from the Canadian Wildlife Service. You can also view the T.V. spots from the 1960's [Will require Windows Media Player and a fast connection]!
• Provincial Symbols - Newfoundland and Labrador

Vertebrate Groups

Fish

General

• Banded Killifish One of the rarest fish in Newfoundland!
• Capelin
• Fishes of the Gulf of Maine by Henry B. Bigelow and William C. Schroeder. Web version of their classic 1953 book. Illustrated.
• Canadian Shark Research Laboratory All about our sharks!
• Fishbase: Newfoundland and Labrador: Salt Water Species
• Fishbase: Newfoundland and Labrador: Freshwater Species
• Fishes of Atlantic Canada: A Photographic Compendium
• Population Genomics & Stock Structure of Atlantic Cod on (& off) the Flemish Cap: insights from whole-mitochondrial-genome DNA sequences
• Pungitius pungitius Newfoundland Stickleback
• Newfoundland Stickleback, Pungitius occidentalis (Cuvier, 1829) Also known as the Ninespine Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) L. Photograph only ... "text forthcoming".
• North Labrador Arctic Charr [PDF file] [No response the last time the link was checked]
• Salar and his cousins...the salmonids of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Turbot (Greenland Halibut) Good page from Spain!

Fisheries

• Groundfish Atlas: Maps Distribution and abundance of 99 species of fish from northeastern North America! Super! [Links not operating the last time the link was checked]
• History of the Newfoundland Cod Fishery, [The] From Cabot to TAGS.
• Impacts of Climate Variability on Fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic
• K-12 Newfoundland Fishery Education Home Page Good site. [However, some links no longer work]
• Newfoundland Fishery, [The]: A Descriptive Analysis by Noel Roy.
• Newfoundland Salt Fisheries: A Digital Exhibit
• Turbot (Greenland Halibut) A good page from Spain. [Archived file]
• Jump to [1] the Fisheries Crisis section of the Environmental Issues and Conservation page, and/or [2] the Lists of Links page.

Lists of Links - Fish

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Amphibians

Adaptation

• Frogs and Weather: Cold Region Frogs Brrrr!

Declining Amphibian Populations

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Deformed or Unusual Amphibians

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Faunas of Interest

• AmphibiaWeb Worldwide scope. A goldmine!
• Focus on Amphibians A Virtual Exhibit on Canada's Biodiversity
• Frogging Abounds!!! [Frogs and Toads of the Toronto Area] It seemed a good idea to include this site, since the American Toads, Wood Frogs, Leopard Frogs, and Chorus Frogs introduced to the Island of Newfoundland the 1960's [the last two now seem extirpated], all came from the Toronto area. But, as it turns out, the featured photos are actually of Michigan frogs and toads! One can only try!
• Frogs of New England [The] All of the species now found in Newfoundland and Labrador are represented here.
• Nova Scotia Frogs Pages include the following Newfoundland and Labrador species:
• American Toad [The]  Newfoundland, Labrador
• Green Frog  Newfoundland
• Wood Frog  Newfoundland, Labrador
• Northern Leopard Frog  Labrador
• Mink Frog  Labrador
• Northern Spring Peeper  Labrador [a recent discovery!]
• Blue-spotted Salamander  Labrador
... but not the Two-Lined Salamander.  Labrador

General

• Amphibian Limb Regeneration Amazing stuff!
• Froggy Page [The] Don't be fooled by the silliness. This is a great site.
• Frogland! Wacky and wonderful! And, very informative. You could spend DAYS here!
• FrogWeb: Amphibian Declines & Deformities The stated focus of this page is "amphibian declines and deformities", but there is much more included than just that.
• Somewhat Amusing World of Frogs [The] A neat site. Answers zillions of questions about frogs!
• Whole Frog Project [The] What's inside a frog, and how to find out about it. Site includes a Virtual Frog Dissection Kit.

Lists of Links - Amphibians

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Sites with Sound Files

• Frog Calls From the University of Michigan. AIFF and AU sound files..
• Frogs and Toads in Color and Sound Included from Newfoundland and Labrador, are: Green Frog, Spring Peeper and American Toad.
• Introduction to the Natural History of the Frogs and Toads of Ohio, [An] Great site! Includes Spring Peeper, Western Chorus Frog, Wood Frog, Northern Leopard Frog, American Toad, Green Frog, and others. AU sound files.
• Voices of Spring, [The] "On mild nights in spring and early summer [in Nova Scotia], the air is filled with the calls of courting frogs." Includes Spring Peeper, Wood Frog, Northern Leopard Frog, American Toad, Mink Frog, Green Frog, and a couple of other species. AU sound files.

Reptiles

• Atlantic Leatherback Turtle
• Kemp's (Atlantic) Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii
• Leatherback Turtle [The] (Dermochelys coriacea)
• Three images: one, two, and three, of a Leatherback Sea Turtle from Random Island.
• Leatherback Seaturtle [WAIT for second half of page to load. SLOW!]
• Nova Scotia Leatherback Turtle Working Group Tracking turtles by satellite!
• Turtle tracking follows leatherback journey
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Birds

Bibliographies

• DUCKDATA A searchable bibliographic database of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats.

Birding

• Backyard Birds of Winter in Nova Scotia Very applicable to Newfoundland and Labrador. Forty-four species accounts with images. Interactive identification page. Winter bird feeding tips. Excellent.
• Bird Studies Canada
• Birding in Canada Great site. Slow-loading!
• Birds of Québec The information page about birding in Québec. English page.
• Birdsource A remarkable resource.
• Birdwatching "About wild birds and the sport of birding." Great site.
• îles-et-ailes An intriguing birding site from Pascal Asselin of St.-Pierre.
• Pinfeathers Great site from our own John Pratt. Go there! [Not presently being updated]
• Virtual Birder [The] An e-zine, really.
• www.birder.com: Birder Homepage Very useful, and growing fast.

Breeding Bird Surveys

• Canadian Bird Trends Database "... information on Canadian bird species including: population trends, range distribution, and national conservation designations. Population trends are derived from Canadian Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data and are updated on an annual basis."
• North American Breeding Bird Survey: Results and Analysis [The] Analysis and mapping. An excellent resource. HOWEVER. Newfoundland is missing from all of the maps! Aaargh! Contrary to what is stated on the maps, Newfoundland in NOT outside the limit of breeding bird surveys.

Checklists - Newfoundland Region

• Checklist (2003) of the Birds of Insular Newfoundland and its Continental Shelf Waters Prepared by the Newfoundland Bird Records Committee, for the Natural History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. Current to July 31, 2003. The "official" Newfoundland checklist!
• Liste comparative des oiseaux de St. Pierre et Miquelon et de Terre-Neuve A bilingual list from the French Islands immediately to the south of Newfoundland. Edition of 1986, with new species added until December 31, 1998. One of several excellent birding documents to be found on the La faune de l'Archipel page by Roger Etcheberry. Nicely compliments the official Newfoundland list.
• Newfoundland Winter Bird List: December 1, 1997 - February 28, 1998 Compiled by Todd Boland. From Stu Tingley's Home Page
• [Salmonier Nature Park] Birders Field Checklist (1995)

Checklists - North America and the World

• A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition, [The] The basic list. Updated according to the latest Supplements.
• Birds of the Continental United States and Canada An unauthorized version of the A.O.U. Checklist - current to July 1997.
• Sibley and Monroe's World List of Birds (1990, with corrections of 1993). A new and controversial checklist of the world's birds, based upon an impressive body of molecular analysis.

Christmas Bird Counts

• Audubon Christmas Bird Count Analysis and mapping. An excellent resource. HOWEVER! Since it is by the same people who are responsible for the Breeding Bird Survey website, Newfoundland results are missing from all of the maps! Aaargh! Double aaargh!
• Historical Reslts: Data for a CBC Count Circle All the published counts. Fill in a form to generate a table. [May require a recent browser version]
• National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count A remarkable resource. Includes historical databases.

Conferences

• Birds 2000: Living on the Edge A joint meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union in conjunction with the Society of Canadian Ornithologists and the British Ornithologists’ Union.

Conservation

• Hawk Conservancy and Country Park Definitely a rescue, recovery, conservation page, but includes lots of useful and varied hawk/raptor material. [May require a recent browser version]
• Newfoundland and Labrador Important Bird Areas [May require a recent browser version - also, navigation within the site is a bit mind-boggling ... suggest you start with "Query the IBA database"!] From the Canadian Important Bird Areas site, which records localities considered vital to the long-term conservation of the world's birds.
• Review of the Seabird Bycatch Problem in Arctic Canada A very useful paper by Canadian Wildlife Service scientist John Chardine. Covers the Newfoundland region. Part of a larger compilation; page down [about half way] until you find it. A PDF file.

Dictionaries and Glossaries

• Bird On! Bird Dictionary The complete text of: The Birdwatcher's Dictionary by Peter Weaver. Searchable and browseable. Concise. Excellent.

Diseases

• Salmonella in Songbirds A Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods Animal Diseases site.

Ecology

• Biophysical Classification of Migratory Waterfowl Habitat in Labrador Report prepared for the Innu Nation and the Conseil des Atikamekw et des Montagnais by Susan J. Meades.

Families/Groups

Ducks

• Allocating Foraging Effort Winter Harlequins Cape St. Mary's.
• Duck, Duck ... Goose: Looking at MUN’s Feathered Friends The ducks and geese of Burton's Pond, on the Memorial University campus.
• Video sequence of a Common Eider diving. Awesome footage by Joel P. Heath. See also: another equally awesome eider video by the same researcher.

Hawks

• Hawk Conservancy and Country Park Definitely a rescue, recovery, conservation page, but includes lots of useful and varied hawk/raptor material.

Seabirds

• Breeding Range Update for Three Seabird Species in Labrador [Abstract]
• Changes in nesting-habitat use of large gulls breeding in Witless Bay, Newfoundland [PDF file]
• Ocean Wanderers: Angus Wilson's Bird Identification Resource Super site.
• Project Puffin Puffins from Newfoundland reintroduced to Maine. Lots of great puffin stuff!
• Seabird and Forage Fish Research in Alaska A great Alaskan site from our own John Piatt. Much of relevance to Newfoundland. A lot of stuff here!
• Seabird Mortality in a Storm Refers to Gull Island, Witless Bay. [PDF file]
• The Seabird Osteology Pages Great stuff about seabird skulls and things. Awesome photos!
• Seabirds A digital version of the Newfoundland publication: 'A Self-Driving Guide: Seabirds' by David A. Snow (1996).
• Seabirds of Québec Most of the species included also occur in Newfoundland and Labrador. [May require a recent browser version]
• Seabirds From the Canadian Wildlife Service series, "Hinterland Who's Who" [May require a recent browser version]
• Stomach Contents of Breeding Common Murres Caught in Gillnets off Newfoundland [abstract]
• Welcome to Cape St. Mary's Seabird Ecological Reserve. A nice student site from Fatima Academy, St. Brides, Newfoundland.

General

• A. C. Bent's Familiar Birds: A selection from his "Life Histories of North American Birds". Wonderful stuff!
• Amazing World of Birds, [The] From the amazing Gordon Ramel. Internal links are not underlined; click any words that are BLUE. [May require a recent browser version]
• Birds of Iceland Most of the species included also occur in Newfoundland. Nice site. [May require a recent browser version]
• Birds Of Markland, Newfoundland, Canada A great page by Rudy O'Reilly.
• Birds of Newfoundland Nice page.
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology All kinds of bird-related stuff. [May require a recent browser version]
• [Newfoundland Wildlife] Nice photos of Snowy Owl, and Puffins, from Kent and Kathy Burt.
• Patuxent - Tools for Learning About Birds An uneven page. Some parts are really excellent; other parts are not so good. But, have a look.
• Three-toed Woodpecker with Four Toes!, [A] Even the great ones goof up sometimes! Roger Tory Peterson paints four toes on a Three-toed Woodpecker!

Hot Spots

Important Bird Areas

• Newfoundland and Labrador Important Bird Areas [May require a recent browser version - also, navigation within the site is a bit mind-boggling ... suggest you start with "Query the IBA database"!] From the Canadian Important Bird Areas site, which records localities considered vital to the long-term conservation of the world's birds.

Seabird Colonies

• Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland [May require a recent browser version]
• Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland [May require a recent browser version]
• Cape St. Mary's Interpretation Centre Officially Named Note that Les Tuck's name has been incorrectly spelled! Aaargh!
• Funk Island, Newfoundland [May require a recent browser version]
• Gannet Islands, Labrador [May require a recent browser version]
• Witless Bay, Newfoundland [May require a recent browser version]

Images

• Albino American Robin Apparently a Nova Scotia bird, photographed by Ted C. D'Eon of West Pubnico.
• Ivory Gulls [Mouette Blanche] (Pagophila eburnea at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland [,] January 16-18, 1998 From Stu Tingley's Home Page. Super photos, plus an AIF sound clip.

Legislation

• Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 See also: FAQ [frequently-asked questions].

Lists of Links - Birds

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News

• Newfoundland Birding News Monthly update by Todd Boland. Archive.
• nf.birds Newfoundland birds newsgroup. NOTE: Your ability to access newsgroups directly, will depend entirely on your service provider. If you have problems, try searching for "nf.birds" with Google Groups newsgroup search.

Sounds

• Ivory Gulls [Mouette Blanche] (Pagophila eburnea at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland [,] January 16-18, 1998 From Stu Tingley's Home Page. Super photos, plus an AIF sound clip.
• Nature Sound Studio A commercial site selling audio CD's of nature sounds. [Success with this site will depend upon your browser and RealPlayer versions. If Real Player doesn't launch automatically - which it might not in this case - try opening it manually before proceeding.] A number of free [RealAudio] bird sound clips, including [among others]:
• Atlantic Puffin "growls", supposedly emanating from a burrow, with ambient sounds from a puffin slope [76 seconds]
• Nighttime Leach's Petrel vocalizations, from Kent Island, New Brunswick [85 seconds]
• Ambient sounds of gulls and waves from Gull Island, Witless Bay [95 seconds]
• Common Loon [45 seconds]
• American Bittern "pumping" [100 seconds]
• Blue Jay [56 seconds]
• Northern Flicker [37 seconds]
• American Robin [38 seconds]
• Hermit Thrush [35 seconds]
• Veery [39 seconds]
• Swainson's Thrush [44 seconds]
• Yellow Warbler [39 seconds]
• Purple Finch [44 seconds]
• White-throated Sparrow [38 seconds]

Species

Gannets

• Nesting Gannets at Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve Great photo by Scott McGuire.
• Population Size and Status of the North American Gannet Sula bassanus in North America, 1984 [PDF file]

Auks

• Atlantic Puffin The "Provincial Bird of Newfoundland and Labrador". From the Canadian Wildlife Service's excellent "Hinterland Who's Who" series.
• Following the Spirit of the Great Auk Richard Wheeler's epic kayak journey from Funk Island, Newfoundland, to Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts.
• [Great Auk] Royal Ontario Museum: Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.
• An Introduction
• History
• Biology
• Art and Miscellaneous Images
• Our Specimen: Is It Audubon's?
• Paul Hahn's Specimen 'No. 67'
• Images of Our Great Auk
• The Lay of the Great Auk's Egg [A poem from the British humour magazine 'Punch']
• The Skull
• Skeletal Remains
• Bibliography
• Puffins: "little brothers" . The story of Steve Kress' reintroduction of puffins to Maine. [Archive file].

Ducks

• Effects of Aircraft Disturbance on Harlequin Ducks Breeding in Central Labrador Excellent scientific paper by Ian Goudie and Ian Jones. PDF file, 60 pages.
• Harlequin Duck (Eastern Canada Population): Species at Risk
• Harlequin Duck (Eastern Canada Population): Endangered Species
• Labrador Duck
• National Recovery Plan for the Harlequin Duck
• Story of the Disappearing Apishtiss (Brant), [The]

Gulls and Terns

• Yellow-legged Gull Photographs: St. John's, Newfoundland - Feb.5, 1997 Photographic confirmation of the occurrance of this species in Newfoundland!

Hawks and Owls

• Peregrine Falcon Home Page From the University of Calgary.

Loons

• Common Loons Includes audio files of loon calls!

Others

• The Incubation Temperature of Leach's Storm-Petrel

Perching Birds

• Bicknell's Thrush Keep an eye out for this one!
• Crossbills: Audiovisual Guide You thought you knew what a Red Crossbill was, huh? Better think again!

Ptarmigan and Grouse

• Ptarmigan of Newfoundland; [The]

Shorebirds

• Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), [The]

Trip Reports

Mammals

Mammals - Domestic

Dogs

Labrador Retreiver

• Labrador Retriever [ITALIAN]
• Labrador Retriever: Top of the Pops

Newfoundland Dog

• [American Kennel Club Recognized Breeds] Newfoundland [Dog] The ideal characteristics of the breed.
• Newfoundland [The]: Adaptable, gentle giants. Dog Owner's Guide
• Newfoundland Club of America, [The]
• Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada, [The]

Other Dogs

• Dogs of the Labrador Indians by Frank G. Speck (1925) Reprinted from Natural History, Vol. 25: pp. 58-64. [Photographs that appeared in the original article are not included.] From the Innu Nation website.
• Eskimo Dogs of Labrador by Wilfred T. Grenfell
• Innu Atumut: Notes on the Innu Hunting Dog "... excerpts from various sources concerning the intelligent, little hunting dogs that are such an important asset to Innu hunters [of Labrador]." From the Innu Nation/Mamit Innuat website.
• Labrador Husky [The] A little-known breed!
• Newfoundland Water Dog An endangered breed. [GERMAN]

Horses

• Newfoundland Pony A unique and endangered breed. Oklahoma State University "Breeds of Livestock" site.
• Newfoundland Pony [The] Government of Newfoundland and Labrador site.
• Newfoundland Pony [The] Page includes photos taken circa 1918. From the Newfoundland Green Party. Slow-loading.
• Newfoundland Pony Society [The]

Lists of Links - Mammals - Domestic

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Mammals - General

• Land Mammals of Insular Newfoundland; [The] by Shane Mahoney
• Land Mammals A digital version of the Newfoundland publication: 'A Self-Driving Guide: Land Mammals' by David A. Snow (1996).
• Mammals [of the eastern Avalon Peninsula!] Nice shots by Rick Ballard.
• Mammals of Gros Morne [National Park] and Insular Newfoundland
• [Newfoundland Wildlife] Nice photos of Labrador Caribou, and Red Fox, from Kent and Kathy Burt.

Mammals - Wild

Bats

• Bat Conservation International A whole lot of stuff about bats. Many links.
• Little Brown Bat, [The] From the Newfoundland and Labrador Parks Branch.

Bears

• American Black Bears A very good page from The Bear Den
• bears.org The official web page of the North American Bear Center.
• Labrador's Barren-Ground Black Bears
• Polar Bears Another very good page from The Bear Den

Cats

• world LYNX A large international site devoted to the lynx.

Deer

Caribou

• Caribou Newfoundland images by K. Bruce Lane.
• Caribou Populations of Labrador; [The] An excellent page from the Labrador community of Hopedale.
• Hebron Three photos of a caribou wandering amongst the derelict buildings of the old Moravian Mission, in this now abandoned Northern Labrador settlement. It seems that a small number of caribou had taken up occupancy in one of the structures! See also, the previous page.
• Newfoundland Caribou Herd Focus is on the Avalon Peninsula herds.
• Parasites of Caribou (1): Brain Worm Infestation [PDF file]
• Parasites of Caribou (2): Fly Larvae Infestations [PDF file]
• Parasites of Caribou (3): Tapeworm Cysts [PDF file]
• Proteting Caribou During Hydroelectric Development in Newfoundland: Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving: Concepts and Case Studies (1986) An e-book by David Kiell, Ed Hill and Shane Mahoney. Page through the publication using arrows.
• Rangifer.net: Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems A goldmine.
• Recovery Strategy for Three Woodland Caribou Herds (Rangifer tarandus caribou; Boreal population) in Labrador
• Woodland Caribou

General

• NASHC Top Ten Shed Antlers, by Category Members of the North American Shed Hunters Club "hunt" for trophy shed antlers, mostly outside of the gun-hunting season! No kidding! Why am I telling you all this? Because, Newfoundland is a super place to look for trophy shed woodland caribou [single], [matched] antlers, and not a bad place to look for shed moose [single], [matched] antlers .
• World's Record Caribou from the Boone and Crockett Club For those who just have to know!

Moose

• Bell The Moose The solitary, love-sick moose of Bell Island!
• Estimation of Winter Forage and its Use by Moose on Clearcuts in Northcentral Newfoundland [PDF file]
• Moose Newfoundland images by K. Bruce Lane.
• Moose Description, with a nice photo by Bill Montevecchi.
• Moose Being Introduced to Newfoundland, from New Brunswick, May 14, 1904 (near Howley, East of Deer Lake) [A].
• Moose - Christmas Tree Grower Conflicts
• Moose & Fluffy Friend Only in Canada!!!
• Travelling Piggy-back Style from Chatham to Newfoundland The capturing of the moose that were introduced into Newfoundland in 1904! The other end of the story. [Archived file]

Dogs

Coyotes

• Eastern Coyote in Nova Scotia; [The]
• Range Expansion by the Eastern Coyote to Insular Newfoundland

Foxes

Wolves

• BoomerWolf [The] An amazing, almost indescribable wolf page, for all ages.
• Newfoundland Wolf [The] A publication of the Newfoundland Museum - written by this webmaster. See also: alternate version
• Wolves: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature, 1968-1987

Hares

• Ukaliq: the Arctic Hare Educational.

Lists of Links - Mammals - Wild

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Rodents

• Chipmunk Place [The] All about chipmunks.
• Red Squirrel A beautiful photo from BIRDS holiday NOVA SCOTIA and NEWFOUNDLAND 1997.
• Squirrel Place [The] All you will ever need to know about Squirrels. This link skips over the introductory homepage, since it is very slow-loading, and graphically overdone! Don't bother to go there.

Seals and Walruses

• Jaap's Marine Mammal Pages Huge and varied. Links.
• Ocean Sciences Centre: Seal Home Excellent pages from Memorial University's Ocean Sciences Centre
• Understanding Seals and Sealing in Canada: Report of the Eminent Panel on Seal Management.
• Wally the Walrus Found in Newfoundland Waters From CNN News. Includes a short Quicktime movie!
• Walrus, [The]: Jason Crummey visits Western Bay, Newfoundland Two photographs of a young walrus which climbed up on a boat slip at Western Bay, Newfoundland. Seriously pixelated!

Shrews

• The Shrew(-ist's) Site: A Contribution to Promote the Investigation of the Biology of the Soricidae (Insectivora - Mammalia) Huge!

Weasels and Allies

Newfoundland Marten

• American Pine Marten: Newfoundland Population Excellent.
• Newfoundland Marten An excellent resource from Lem Mayo, Conservation Officer with the Newfoundland Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods, Forestry and Wildlife Division, at Pasadena. Unfortunately, the pages are VERY slow-loading, and needlessly Java applet-impaired! But, your patience will eventually be rewarded.
• National Recovery Plan for the Newfoundland Marten
• Newfoundland Marten; [The] Excellent! From the Newfoundland Marten Education Committee
• Newfoundland Marten, [The] Endangered Species series from exn.

Other Species

• Wolverine Endangered Species series from exn.

Whales

• Allied Whale The marine mammal laboratory at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Allied Whale curates both the North Atlantic Humpback and Finback Catalogues which contain the largest collection of photographs and data on North Atlantic humpbacks and finbacks in the world.
• The Fortune Bay "Sea Monster" DNA testing identified the “sea monster” as the remnant of a sperm whale.
• Humpbacks, Witless Bay, Newfoundland Huge, amazing photos! Click on photos to make them even BIGGER!
• [Humpback Whale Photos] Witless Bay, Newfoundland. Excellent. CLICK TO ENLARGE. Fast-loading images from the otherwise SLOW-LOADING Mullowney's Puffin & Whale Tours site.
• Jaap's Marine Mammal Pages Hugeand varied. Links.
• Watery World of Whales, [The] LOTS of great stuff! A definite conservation slant. First page is plug-in impaired, and very slow-loading. You may wish to select the text only first page.
• Whale on Slipway, Snook's Arm, Notre Dame Bay [Newfoundland], August 1899 An historical photograph.
• Whale Center of New England
• Whale Net From Wheelock College. A very large and complicated educational site. A bit daunting at first, but with perseverance and patience you'll find all kinds of great stuff here.
• Whale Release and Stranding: Newfoundland and Labrador A lot of good stuff here.
• Whales A Newfoundland site - includes short AVI and QuickTime movies! However, the mpg/mpeg movie links no longer work.

This website is the creation of John E. Maunder, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, Canada.

E-mail:  jem@nl.rogers.com