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Government, Law, Statistics

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Disclaimer: This site is maintained by the SDZWA Library for the use of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff and volunteers. Although we make every attempt to provide accurate information, some of the resources and links may become outdated. If you have suggestions for updates or additional resources, we welcome your feedback.

Government Agencies

Animal Welfare Information Center
AWIC provides information and training for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition through the USDA.
National Invasive Species Information Center
Provides a gateway to information on invasive plants, animals, and microbes.
SANDAG
San Diego Association of Governments planning decisions. Click on environment for environmental planning efforts and projects.
Science.gov
Searches ALL U.S. government scientific sources (Dept. of Interior, EPA, NSF, Dept. Agrigulture, etc.).
USDA National Agricultural Library
One of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Information about U.S. conservation and wildlife policies.

Legal Information

CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. International agreement between governments to ensure trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not thereaten their survival.
International Wildlife Law
Information on protection acts and treaties. See the menu heading Environmental Protection and Wildlife Law.
Thomas Legislative Information
Current legislation, bill summary & status, roll call votes from the U.S. Library of Congress.
U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright basics and FAQ.
U.S. Wildlife Laws
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service congressional and legislative affairs.

Patent Information

Lens
Search “nearly all of the patent documents in the world."
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office patent search.

Statistics & Demographics

American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau statistics on population, housing, economic, and geographic information.
CIA World Fact Book
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transporation, military and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Fedstats
Statistics from 100+ U.S. government agencies.
Index Mundi
World statistics and demographic information by country.
U.S. Census QuickFacts
Economic, demographic and business data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 5,000 people.
Wolfram Alpha
Statistics, data analysis, and facts on a variety of topics. Offers tour and instruction on how to use this handy tool.

A Good Place to Start

SDZWA Research Guides

Animals
Guide to finding animal information online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Animal Welfare
Guide to finding animal welfare, training, and enrichment information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library.
Conservation
Guide to finding conservation information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Plants
Guide to finding plant, plant conservation, and botanical garden information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Veterinary Medicine
Guide to finding veterinary and biomedical information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Zoos & Aquariums
Guide to zoo & aquarium information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance; natural history museum links

SDZWA Library Links

Library Home
Home page, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Catalog
SDZWA Library's online public-access catalog - SDZWA team members may request books for delivery via interoffice mail
Journals A-Z
Journals available to team members through the SDZWA Library - search contents, view library holdings, access full text
Databases
Article databases available through the SDZWA Library; journal information
Fact Sheets
Portal to the SDZWA Library's detailed, fully referenced animal fact sheets
Priority Species Information
Custom literature searches and fact sheets for current priority species — for SDZWA team members, onsite access only
SDZWA Research Publications
Peer reviewed and scientific works by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff.
Research Guides
Portal to the SDZWA Library's research guides: Animals, Animal Welfare, Conservation, Plants, Reference, Veterinary Medicine, Zoos & Aquariums
Contact Us
Email the SDZWA Library at library@sdzwa.org.