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A Texas Cattle Rancher Who “ Became a Believer”
“ We’re just ‘ wildlifing’ it all over the place, and we’re
happy to do it,” Bob Long said. Long is enhancing
habitat on his 550- acre property to benefit the Houston
toad, an...
Alaska Maritme NWR biologists utilized 3 border collies trained by Rob Lewis of Corvallis Oregon in their recovery effort of Aleutian Cackling geese populations which were listed as endangered in 1973, upgraded to threatened in 1991, and...
Jim Fuller, an employee of Alaska Maritme National Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with a family of Aleutian Cackling geese (formerly known as Aleutian Canada Geese)
AMNWR biologists worked over an extended period to recover the population of aleutian Cackling goose from endangered to its delisting in 2001. This album pictures the landscape, some of the hardships and activities of these hardy biologists
Antioch Dunes NWR, Mare Island, California: Located in northeast San Pablo Bay, Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge was the first refuge established for an endangered insect and two endangered plants. The insect is Lange's metalmark butterfly...
Percina aurolineata; goldline darter; Endangered species; Fishes; Coosa River basin; Georgia; Mobile River basin; Endangered species species; Aquatic environments
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.
Microscopic view of Atlantic salmon eggs near hatching. By March, and the onset of Spring, Atlantic salmon eggs are well developed. The head, eyes, heart, fins, vertebrae and blood vessels can be seen. Hatching produces a "sac fry" which...