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- Laysan Island
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Laysan's ring of sandy dunes surrounds a 100-acre hypersaline interior lake, a feature unique to the Hawaiian Archipelago, and rare in the Pacific as a whole.
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- Laysan Island
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Laysan previously harbored 5 unique species, of which two still survive, the Laysan duck and the Laysan finch. In addition, 2 million seabirds nest here.
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- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- The atoll boast the highest rate of reef fish that are unique to the Hawaiian Archipelago, with 62% of fish species out of a total 174 species.
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- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- The islets at Pearl and Hermes Atoll provide dry land for monk seals, green turtles, and a multitude of seabirds, with 16 species breeding here.
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- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll is a large atoll with several small islets such as the ones shown here, forming a total of 96 acres of land surrounded by over 300,000 acres of coral reef habitat.
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- Green anole
- Amphibians;
- Anole resting on mangrove root.
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- Longtail salamander on moss
- Amphibians;
- Full length view of Longtail salamander standing on moss; image taken in Monongalia County, WV.
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- Longtail salamander on moss
- Amphibians;
- Longtail salamander walking across moss; image taken in Monongalia County, WV.
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- Longtail salamander face
- Amphibians;
- Longtail salamander standing on moss and looking at camera; image taken in Monongalia County, WV.
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- Close view of longtail salamander face
- Amphibians;
- Close-up of longtail salamander face; image taken in Monongalia County, WV.
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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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- California Tiger Salamander
- Amphibians; Wildlife management; Threatened species;
- California Tiger Salamander in the grass at the Jepson Prairie Preserve
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- Horseshoe crabs
- Aquatic animals; Coastal environments; Crustaceans;
- Horseshoe crabs in Mispillion Harbor Delaware
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- Diamondback Terrapin
- Aquatic animals; Reptiles; Species of concern;
- Diamondback Terrapin under the care of the Terrapin Institute located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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- Diamondback Terrapin
- Aquatic animals; Reptiles; Species of concern;
- Diamondback Terrapin under the care of the Terrapin Institute located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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- Diamondback Terrapin
- Aquatic animals; Reptiles; Species of concern;
- Diamondback Terrapin under the care of the Terrapin Institute located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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- Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic animals; Birds; Coastal environments; Crustaceans; Candidate;
- Red Knots pictured here are a cadidate species for listing on the endangered species list. Horseshoe Crab in the foreground. Location is Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.
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- Red Knot
- Aquatic birds; Birds; Coastal environments;
- Tagged red knot on the coast, Mispillion Harbor.
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- Red Knot and Semipalmated Sandpipers
- Aquatic birds; Birds; Coastal environments;
- Tagged red knot and semipalmated sandpipers at Mispillion Harbor Reserve.
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- Red Knots in Flight
- Aquatic birds; Birds; Coastal environments;
- Flock of red knots in flight, Mispillion Harbor.
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