Fauna; animal life, especially the animals characteristic of this region and time, or special environment.
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- Leatherback Turtle Working Group Fishermen and university biologists collaborate on marine turtle research and conservation. Learn about sea turtles and track a leatherback turtle through the Atlantic Ocean.
- Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera Offers information on butterflies and moths and a list of information resources.
- MARS - Marine Animal Response Society A charitable organization dedicated to marine mammal conservation in the Maritime provinces through education, research and rescue.
- Nova Scotia Snakes Images and information about the five native species.
- Wildlife of Nova Scotia The text of Julie Towers' book Wildlife of Nova Scotia, a scholarly publication for naturalists. It provides access to most of the book's contents except illustrations and tables.
- Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife and Biodiversity Aims at conservation and sustainable use of wildlife populations, habitats and ecosystems. An encyclopedic list of information and a library of articles from the Harlequin duck to the Blue spotted salamander. An enormous site.
- The Butterflies of Nova Scotia This scholarly site catalogues the lepidoptera of the province, providing pictures where available. The visitor may look up a species by characteristics checklist, an alphabetic index, or just browse.