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- Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
- Insects; Threatened species;
- Profile of a male, Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle found at Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Youth in Nature at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife viewing; Wildlife refuges; Youth; Connecting people with nature;
- Youth participate in a docent led hike featuring wildlife viewing at the Stone Lakes National Wildlife refuge.
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- Muskox In Alaska
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife management;
- This Arctic mammal is believed to be a survivor or the Pleistocene period and to have migrated to North America between 200,000 and 90,000 years ago.
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- American Rubyspot Damselfly
- Insects; Aquatic environments; Riparian environments; Rivers and streams;
- The beautiful rubyspot damselfly is difficult to mistake for any other species in California with its brightly colored thorax, bright red spot at the base of the wings,and large size. While occasionally found at large lakes, its most typical...
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- USFWS Hoselay to Combat Jamacha Fire
- Fires; Fire management; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife refuges;
- US Fish & Wildlife Service Engine 58 supports a hoselay to protect the neighborhood adjacent to Jamacha Fire.
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- Canoeing on Klamath Basin in northern California
- Water sports; Wetlands; Rivers and streams; Riparian environments; Connecting people with nature;
- People canoe throughout the Klamath Basin in Northern California
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- Burrowing Owl near Las Vegas, Nevada
- Birds; Species of concern; Birds of prey; Birdwatching;
- A burrowing owl perches on a rock near Las Vega, Nevada
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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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- Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- View at low light over water at the Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge.
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- Sandhill cranes at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Migratory birds; Birds; Shorebirds; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- The Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is south of Sacramento in the northern reaches of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and partners have been working to restore historic wetland communities and enhance...
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- Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges; Vegetation;
- View of wetlands on the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
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- Blue Heron Trail at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Tourism; Wildlife refuges; Visitor services;
- This trail was built with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2010. Currently, public access is limited to scheduled guided tours. The Refuge is working on providing regular public access at the headquarters unit Blue Heron...
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- Blue Heron Trail at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Tourism; Wildlife refuges; Visitor services;
- This trail was built with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2010. Currently, public access is limited to scheduled guided tours. The Refuge is working on providing regular public access at the headquarters unit Blue Heron...
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- Muskox in Alaska
- Mammals; Snow;
- Muskox in the snow in Alaska
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- Muskoxen on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Mammals; Wildlife restoration; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife management; Reintroduction;
- Muskox were reintroduced to Alaska at Nunivak Island in 1935 by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. They are believed to survivors of the Pleistocene era and to have first come to North American from 200,000 to 90,000 years ago.
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