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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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- Anesthetizing Nutria Prior to Tagging
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging; Biologists (USFWS);
- A nutria is given a shot to put it to sleep while the collar is measured. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria as well as prevent their spreading.
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- Assessment after Jamacha fire in San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
- Fire management; Biologists (USFWS); Scientific personnel (USFWS); Wildlife impacts;
- John Martin, FWS Refuge Biologist, examines snake (possibly a rosy boa) killed by the wildfire on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Banks of the Missouri River
- Employees (USFWS); Rivers and streams; Logo;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee observes the banks of the Missouri River via boat.
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- Belden's Landing Bridge
- Boating; Boats; Rivers and streams;
- View of Belden's Landing Bridge over the Montezuma Slough with a boat's wake in the foreground.
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- Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge sign
- Wetland restoration; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- The Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was created in September of 1994 ". . .for the development, advancement, management, conservation and protection of fish and wildlife resources ." The refuge has grown to over 10,000 acres...
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- Biologists Capture and Work on a Bear During the Arctic Fall
- Mammals; Ice; Biologists (USFWS); Wildlife management;
- Biologists examine, measure and test a polar bear captured during the Arctic Fall.
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- Bison on the National Bison Range
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges; Mountains; Grasses;
- Expansive view of bison grazing on a mountainside in the National Bison Range
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- Black-Footed Ferret (captive)
- Endangered species;Mammals;Partnerships
- This photo was taken at the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed...
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- Black-Footed Ferret (captive)
- Endangered species;Mammals;Partnerships
- These photos were taken at the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
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- Black-Footed Ferret (captive)
- Endangered species;Mammals;Partnerships
- This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
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- Black-Footed Ferret (captive)
- Endangered species;Mammals;Partnerships
- This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
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- Black-Footed Ferret Research Facility
- Endangered species;Partnerships;Wildlife restoration;
- This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret Recovery...
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- Blue Heron Trail at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges;
- Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Blue Heron Trail, built with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds [project number R8-46].
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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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- Bottomland at Sunset
- Wildlife refuges;
- Receded waters leaves exposed mud at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Caged Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A caged nutria, waiting to be tagged. The animals are trapped in order to tag them to better understand the habits of nutria and preventing their spreading.
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- Caged Nutria is Covered to Keep Animal Calm During Tagging
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A sheet covers the caged nutria to keep it calm during the tail tagging. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria and prevent their spreading.
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- California Condor
- Endangered species; Wildlife refuges; Birds; Birds of prey; Raptors;
- A California condor flies over the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
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