Links
The following are a selection of links to various sites of interest. I'm not trying to be comprehensive here; just some of the sites that I have visited and consider the information given to be generally good (although I don't necessarily agree with everything in them!). Most also have further links on them. Please note that I have no control over any of these sites and am not responsible for any information provided by them.
Current topical sites
Sites of topical interest - at the moment this is obviously bird flu! See the DEFRA link (below under legislation) for some general FAQs.
Veterinary sites
Sites primarily of interest to veterinary staff
Greendale Laboratories (veterinary laboratory experienced with exotic animal samples)
Societies - Veterinary
British Veterinary Zoological Society
Association of Reptilian & Amphibian Veterinarians
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
World Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
Veterinary Invertebrate Society
General Herptile information sites
Sites providing information on keeping various herptiles. This is not to say that I necessarily agree with everything on them, but I would consider the information on them generally very good.
Some of the club/society pages below, particularly the chelonia society pages, often have lots of useful care info on them as well.
Yahoo groups are available for a wide range of species and subjects. They are often good to get a range of different views, although you do need to be a bit selective in what you believe.
Melissa Kaplan's web page - massive set of very useful and informative pages on all aspects of herptile keeping.
Caudata.org- excellent site on all aspects of amphibian keeping
Marc Staniszewski's Amphibian pages
Richard & Emma's tortoise info page
Herptile Society sites
Sites run by various herpetological societies.
National Groups
British Herpetological Society
Local Groups/Rescues
Portsmouth Reptile & Amphibian Society
East Sussex Reptile & Amphibian Society
Chelonia groups
Herptile magazine sites
Bird Societies/Magazines
iloveparrots.com - includes an article which is ESSENTIAL reading if you are considering purchasing a parrot (here)
Suppliers/Services sites
Sites of various suppliers of publications and accessories. Although I am not endorsing all the goods/services provided here, I do use (or have used) all these suppliers/services personally.
Vetark (vitamin/mineral supplements)
J G Books (natural history books)
Oregon scientific wireless thermometers - various sources, e.g. Adventureshop.co.uk
Ultraviolet meters - www.solarmeter.com. If seriously considering these, I suggest looking at yahoogroup UVB_meter_Owners.
Link-a-bord (board for making up enclosures) - www.link-a-bord.com
Pet sitting by a qualified veterinary nurse - Pet Alone
Legislation
DEFRA (Government Department for environment, food and rural affairs ) - see here for information on legislation, public health issues etc
UK Cites (endangered wildlife trade/transport controls)
Welfare organisations
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Conservation organisations
The Herpetological Conservation Trust