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- Black toad
- Amphibians;
- The toad's black skin is covered in white and tan speckles and it sports a white midline down its spine from head to rump. Adults are approximately 5 cm (2 inches) in length. They are active during the warmer months and overwinter underground near...
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- Black-footed Albatross chick and Short-tailed Albatross Chick Survive Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Black-footed albatross chick and short-tailed albatross chick next to short-tailed albatross decoy on Eastern Island. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and...
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- Black-footed ferret recovery plan (Original approval: June 14, 1978).
- Wildlife; Endangered species; Wildlife restoration; Captive breeding; Reintroduction;Rare species
- Published August 8, 1988. The Black-footed Ferret Recovery Plan outlines steps for recovery of the black-footed ferret (Mustela niorioes) throughout its historical range. Evidence suggests that the ferret was widely distributed and was probably...
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- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Birds;
- Black-headed Grosbeak sitting on a branch
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- Blacklock on Nurse Slough
- Rivers and streams; Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Vegetation; Grasses;
- View of Blacklock on Nurse Slough in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area.
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- Cactus Bloom
- Desert plants; Deserts; Flowering plants;
- Image of a cactus bloom taken by a USFWS employee and submitted to a 2009 Photo Contest.
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- California least tern
- Birds; Endangered species;
- California least tern in flight
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- California Tiger Salamander
- Amphibians; Wildlife management; Threatened species;
- California Tiger Salamander in the grass at the Jepson Prairie Preserve
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- California Tiger Salamander
- Amphibians; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife management; Threatened species;
- A California Tiger Salamander is found along a roadway where netting has been placed to keep salamanders from crossing the road and into harms way.
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- Camp Tule Lake
- Historic sites; Buildings, facilities and structures; Wildlife refuges; signs;
- A sign indicates Camp Tule Lake on the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The camp is a historic Japanese-American Internment Camp.
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- Canadian Rockies
- Scenics; Mountains;
- Scenic view of the Canadian Rockies.
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- Castle Rock in California
- Coastal environments; Scenics; Islands;
- Castle Rock a 14-acre island located less than 2 miles off the coast of Crescent City, California. A part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, Castle Rock is the second largest seabird breeding colony along the California coast, hosting more...
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- Chicks and Adults Washed into Vegetation During Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- The chicks and adults got washed up into big piles of dead vegetation after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
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- Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
- Mountains; Vegetation; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- A scenic view of that Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Clark's Grebes (rushing)
- Migratory birds;
- A pair of Clark's Grebes display their courtship ritual known as "rushing" or "weed dance".
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- Collinsville along the Sacramento River
- Boats; Boating; Rivers and streams; Riparian environments;
- A man stands in his boat in the Sacramento River near Collinsville, CA.
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- Collinsville on the Sacramento River
- Rivers and streams; Riparian environments; Vegetation; Aquatic plants; Grasses; Green infrastructure;
- View of wind turbines over riparian grasses on the Sacramento River.
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- Collinsville on the Sacramento River
- Rivers and streams; Riparian environments; Boating;
- View over the Sacramento River of Collinsville.
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- Colorado Butterfly plant
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado butterfly plant is a member of the evening primrose family and is a short-lived perennial herb with one to several reddish, pubescent stems that are 50–80 centimeters (cm) (2–3 feet) tall. The lower leaves are lance-shaped with...
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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