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If the site is about ...
- General biology, or aspects of an organism's or taxonomic group's biology: anatomy, physiology, behavior, classification, distribution, life cycle, etc., then submit it to the appropriate subcategory in Science: Biology: Flora and
Fauna: Animalia.
- An ecosystem (such as the reef ecosystem) and/or how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment, your site should go to
Science: Biology: Ecology in the appropriate heading.
- Scientific studies of agriculture (raising or harvesting of organisms for economic gain), you should submit it to the appropriate category of
Science: Agriculture (in most cases Science: Agriculture: Animals) - or, alternatively, Society: Issues: Animal Welfare: Specific Animals
if it relates to scientific studies or reports which support or criticise animal agricultural practices - or indeed any other practices - on animal welfare grounds.
- Business aspects, or any other non-scientific aspects, of agriculture, you should submit it to Business: Agriculture and Forestry: Livestock
- or, alternatively, Society: Issues: Animal Welfare if it
criticises or defends animal agricultural practices - or indeed any other practices - on animal welfare grounds.
- Animals as pets, it should be submitted to Recreation: Pets in the appropriate
category. This includes commercial websites selling pets or pet products.
- Interacting with wildlife as an observer, photographer, collector or hunter, your site should be submitted to Recreation: Outdoors: Wildlife or Recreation: Birding.
- Underwater photographs with little biological content, you may wish to submit to Recreation: Outdoors: Scuba Diving: Underwater Photography.
- Scientific aspects of maintaining biodiversity or protecting and saving endangered species or other animals or plants, please submit your site to a subcategory of Science: Environment: Biodiversity
- The use of animal and plant populations as indicators of global change (including inventorying
organisms and habitats) should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory of Science: Environment: Global Change: Impacts and Indicators .
- Political and social issues concerning the protection or conservation of endangered species and other animals, please submit your site to Society: Issues: Environment: Conservation and Endangered Species.
- Commercial sites offering birdwatching opportunities or other nature-based tours, please submit your site to Recreation: Birding or Recreation: Travel: Specialty Travel: Ecotourism as appropriate.
- Fossils, paleontology, or animals that became extinct in a prehistoric time, please submit to Science: Earth Sciences: Paleontology.
- A specific animal species (such as the passenger pigeon) or taxonomic group (such as the dodos) that became extinct in historic times, please submit it to the appropriate subcategory in Science: Biology: Flora and
Fauna: Animalia.
- The phenomenon of extinction, please submit to Science: Earth Sciences: Paleontology: Extinction.
- Organisms not formally recognized by science (Loch Ness monster, bigfoot, etc), please submit your site to Science: Anomalies and Alternative Science: Cryptozoology.
- A zoological garden (zoo) or public aquarium, please submit it to Science: Institutions: Zoos and Aquariums.
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