Plants; Endangered species; Employees (USFWS); Partnerships; Work of the Service;
Southern Appalachian bogs are one of the rarest natural communities in North America and are often home to rare plant and animal species. The conservation of these habitats and the species found there is a high priority for the Service and many of...
Located along the meandering Bitterroot River and surrounded by majestic towering mountains, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge offers spectacular viewing opportunities of the landscape and wildlife. The Refuge's location in the scenic and...
Located along the meandering Bitterroot River and surrounded by majestic towering mountains, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge offers spectacular viewing opportunities of the landscape and wildlife. The Refuge's location in the scenic and...
Located along the meandering Bitterroot River and surrounded by majestic towering mountains, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge offers spectacular viewing opportunities of the landscape and wildlife. The Refuge's location in the scenic and...
When the water level of the Sacramento River reaches a high point it flows over into the Fremont Weir and then into the Yolo Bypass. The weir is part of flood control for the Sacramento River.
Arroyo Toad in hands to demonstrate size. This small, buff colored toad has a soft, high whistled trill that is often mistaken for the call of an insect. It was listed as endangered in 1994.
A Mt. Charleston Blue Butterfly rests on a rock. The Mt. Charleston blue butterfly is a distinctive subspecies of the wider ranging Shasta blue butterfly, a member of the Lycaenidae family. The subspecies is known only to occur at high elevations...
The Peregrine Falcon is a medium-sized bird of prey with long, pointed wings and a slender tail. Typically they nest on high, remote cliff ledges throughout much of North America. They primarily feed on birds and often are seen capturing prey in...
Before the floodwaters hit, high winds ripped through the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge near Paris, Tennessee in late April and damaged a dozen boats at the Mansard Island Marina.
FWS Employees (USFWS); Endangered species species;Birds; Raptors; Monomoy NWR; Maine; National Wildlife Refuge
FWS personnel with falcon "hacker." The decline of the Peregrine Falcon coincided with the introduction of the pesticide DDT in 1947. Birds of prey at the top of the food chain, such as falcons, ingested relatively high levels of the...
Although coloring is similar to the House and Purple finches, the Cassin's finch is larger. The Cassin's finch prefers habitat in open conifer forests at high elevations. Deshutes National Forests;
animals; aves;Birds; Birds; Deschutes National Forests; Oregon
Found throughout the United States now, the red-breasted nuthatch has expanded its range southward. Gives a call that sounds high pitched and is said to be similar to a toy tin horn.
Salmon roe is cured in salt, borax and commercial curing compounds for use as bait for salmon and trout. The bait is used in quarter to silver dollar sized pieces or as single eggs. Fresh high grade salmon eggs are shipped to Japan where they are...
ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; AMNWR; Birds; birding; Marine birds ; rats; habitat; Coastal environments; biology. Rat prevention
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Jeff Williams and Art Sowls at a high point on Rat Island in the Aleutians Photo taken Sept. 2001 by Gred Howald
