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Science > Biology > Flora and Fauna

	ARKive Non-profit initiative of The Wildscreen Trust with photographs, movie clips, sound recordings, and brief descriptions of selected endangered and protected species of Britain and the rest of the world. http://www.arkive.org/
	Biodiversity Explorer Classification of all forms of life, with some photos. Has a strong South African emphasis. http://www.museums.org.za/bio
	BioImages - Virtual Fieldguide for UK Biodiversity Large selection of pictures of organisms, mostly British in origin. Images are an aid to identification, showing different stages, states and views of the organisms. Search the database or follow a taxonomic tree. http://www.bioimages.org.uk/
	BioLib Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with a photo gallery and some checklists for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Czech and English. http://www.biolib.cz/
	BiologyBase Checklists, articles, and links for the world of life. http://www.biologybase.com/
	Canada's Aquatic Environments Provides comprehensive information about the aquatic habitats, animals, and plants of this country. http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/
	Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Searchable database of four kingdoms: plant, animal, fungi, monera. Search by scientific or common names, English or French. http://sis.agr.gc.ca/pls/itisca/taxaget?p_ifx=aafc
	Census of Marine Life A global network of researchers engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the past, present, and future diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans. http://www.coml.org/
	Discover Life Information about taxonomy, natural history, distribution, abundance, and ecology of many species worldwide. Includes tools to identify, map, and database species. http://www.discoverlife.org/