LibGuides: Wildlife and Conservation Biology: Web resources, online apps and statistics

Web resources and online tools

Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)
The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is a collaborative, digital, open infrastructure that pulls together Australian biodiversity data from multiple sources, via iNaturalist Australia making it accessible and reusable.
CSIRO Biodiversity
CSIRO's portal into their biodiversity-focused research.
Department of the Environment and Energy - Biodiversity
Contains information about the national framework, research and conservation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
A membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Protected area management agencies in Australia and NZ
A directory of websites for Protected Area Management Agencies in Australia and New Zealand.

Birdata
A program that enables people right across the country to collect scientific data that help BirdLife understand and protect Australia’s birds.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Catalogue of bird images and sounds.
eBird
Birding tool enabling the user to submit bird observations and sightings in real time. Also provides extensive information on all bird species of Australia and the world.
iNaturalistAU
iNaturalist Australia is a member of the iNaturalist Network. Observations submitted here are added to the global iNaturalist database and shared with the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility to help scientists find and use your data. All you have to do is observe.
Museum Victoria (MV) Field Guide Apps to Australian Fauna
Discover Australia's amazing wildlife in this suite of eight Field Guide apps, one for each state and territory in Australia.

Sometimes you may need to refer to statistics for your assessments. Below are some good starting points for finding reliable stats.

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Environment
Access a range of statistical reports on environmental and conservation issues.
Environmental and Ecological Statistics (journal)
Environmental & Ecological Statistics broadly covers theory and methods, case studies and applications, environmental change and statistical ecology, environmental health statistics and stochastics, and related areas.
Greendex
Produced by National Geographic. A study of 17,000 consumers in 17 countries was conducted and their choices in relation to transportation, energy use and conservation, food sources, the relative use of green products versus traditional products, attitudes towards the environment and sustainability, and knowledge of environmental issues were collated.