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- Joe MacKenzie's First Bass
- Joe MacKenzie catshes his first bass; Kids; children; Fishing; bass; outdoors; bass; lakes; Georgia; bobby brown state park; tackle; broad river; J. Strom Thurmon lake
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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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- Male Valley elderberry longhorn beetle
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- VELB male feeding
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- Valley elderberry longhorn beetles (VELB)
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- A pair of VELB mate
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- 2010 Boy Scouts Jamboree FWS activity
- Children; Education outreach; Education; Training; Employees (USFWS); Events
- A FWS employee instructs boy scouts at the 2010 Boy Scouts Jamboree.
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- 2010 Boy Scouts Jamboree fishing activity
- Children; Education outreach; Education; Fishing; Recreation; Events
- Boy scouts fishing at the 2010 Boy Scouts Jamboree.
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- 2010 Boy Scouts Jamboree FWS exhibit
- Children; Education outreach; Education; Exhibits; Events
- Boy Scouts browse U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service exhibits at the 2010 Boy Scouts Jamboree.
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- Sea Turtle egg relocation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers;
- Port St. Joe, FL: Another marked nest on the beach at Port St. Joe.
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- Turtle nest excavation and relocation
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: Trained volunteers have been vitally important to the success of the sea turtle nest relocation effort. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS.
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- Carcass collection
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation;
- July 15, 2010 Ship Island, AL - National Geographic Reporter Fritz Faerber video-tapes US Forest Service Biologist Joe Metzmeier as he documents details of a carcass collection. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS
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- Bird carcass report
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Surveying;
- July 15, 2010 Gulfport, MS - Mississippi Team One consists of USFWS Biologist Nate Caswell and USFS Biologist Joe Metzmeier. Their assignment was a long day on Ship Island in Gulf Islands National Seashore. Immediately upon arrival, a dead gull was...
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- Bird carcass report
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Surveying;
- July 15, 2010 Gulfport, MS - Mississippi Team One consists of USFWS Biologist Nate Caswell and USFS Biologist Joe Metzmeier. Their assignment was a long day on Ship Island in Gulf Islands National Seashore. National Geographic Reporter Fritz...
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- Bird carcass documentation
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Surveying;
- July 15, 2010 Gulfport, MS - Mississippi Team One consists of USFWS Biologist Nate Caswell and USFS Biologist Joe Metzmeier. Their assignment was a long day on Ship Island in Gulf Islands National Seashore. Photo by Bonnie Strawser.
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- Sea turtle nest excavation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Tom Strickland (in blue) stands and watches as the nest excavation begins. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS.
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- Sea turtle nest excavation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: USFWS biologists Dianne Ingram and Lorna Patrick make sure conditions are perfect for these sea turtle eggs. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS.
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- Sea turtle nest excavation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: USFWS biologist Lorna Patrick gently digs a dent in the sand where she will place the next egg. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS.
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- Sea turtle nest excavation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: Placing eggs in the crate requires extreme caution and care. Tilting or jolting the egg can drastically effect the development of the embryo. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS.
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- Sea turtle nest excavation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: A crowd of trained sea turtle volunteers watch as USFWS biologist Dianne Ingram digs for the next egg. Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Tom Strickland, watches as he holds a cooler full of eggs shut. Photo by...
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- Sea turtle nest excavation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles;
- July 9, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: A trained sea turtle volunteer gingerly handles an egg. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS.
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- Sea Turtle egg relocation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers;
- Port St. Joe, FL: A thermometer is carefully installed atop the first layer of turtle eggs. This device is crucial to ensuring the sea turtle embryos stay healthy and the sex ratio of the turtles is not compromised.
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