Floods; Natural disasters; Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures;
Six feet of water had inundated a storage facility by May 9 on the Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge on the Mississippi River near Ripley, Tennessee. Refuge staff worked in the days ahead of the flood to move equipment, such as bulldozers and...
The rising waters are depicted in these two photos of a Ducks Unlimited sign marking a cooperative effort on a waterfowl habitat project on Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Floods; Natural disasters; Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures;
Visitor facilities like this observation deck at Pintail Point on the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge near Paris, Tennessee were swamped by floodwaters.
Floods; Natural disasters; Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures;
This photo, taken May 13, shows the quarters, shop, well house, oil shed and various outbuildings in five feet of water at Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi. The water overtopped a nearby levee.
These photos, taken May 4 and May 12, show the rising waters at a rookery for great egrets, snowy egrets, cattle egrets and little blue herons near a powerline that crosses Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi. By May...
A feral hog clings to an air conditioning unit on May 16 behind Steen Cabin, a temporary residence for interns, students and others at Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi. At the same time, a coyote was standing on a...
This photo, taken May 13, shows the quarters, shop, well house, oil shed and various outbuildings in five feet of water at Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi. The water overtopped a nearby levee.
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.
With the waters still rising on May 16, a rabbit, pictured on the bottom left sitting on the backhoe, found safety from the floodwaters on Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi.