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- Adult Laysan Albatross Trapped Was Later Rescued
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- This adult Laysan albatross was trapped in naupaka branches after tsunami wave. The tsunami, generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan, struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On...
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- Aleutian Cackling Goose project and Pete the Border Collie, (Album)
- AMNWR; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutian Cackling goose; Aleutian Canada Goose; Biological Research; Endangered species; Buldir;
- 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...
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- Balduina atropurpurea, purple honeycomb head
- Balduina atropurpurea; purple honeycomb head; habitat; fire-dependent species; rare Plants species; pitcher Plants bog associate; Georgia; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province
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- Balduina atropurpurea, Purple honeycomb head in a Georgia pitcher plant bog
- Balduina atropurpurea; purple honeycomb head; pitcher Plants bog associate; fire-dependent species; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province; Georgia; rare Plants; rare species; Endangered species habitat
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- Baptisia megacarpa, Appalachicola wild indigo
- Baptisia megacarpa; Appalachicola wild indigo; rare species; rare habitat; Florida; Georgia; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province
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- Black-footed Albatross chick and Short-tailed Albatross Chick Survive Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Black-footed albatross chick and short-tailed albatross chick next to short-tailed albatross decoy on Eastern Island. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and...
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- Blue shiner habitat with stream
- Riverbeds; fishes; Habitat conservation;
- Rivers and streams; Georgia; Aquatic environments; Endangered species species; Endangered species; Fishes; blue shiner habitat; Cyprinella caerulea; Blue Ridge Physiographic Province
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- Boat Dock Damaged by Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Weather impacts;
- Boat dock damage in Midway Atoll harbor after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. Fortunately, Midway residents received...
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- Bog turtle affixed with radio transmitter
- Endangered species; Reptiles; Mountains; Radio telemetry;
- Bog turtle research;bog turtle; Endangered species; Reptiles; Clemmys muhlenbergii; Mountains bog species; Georgia; Blue Ridge Physiographic province; similarity of appearance; radio telemetry
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- Bog turtle with affixed radio transmitter
- Endangered species; Reptiles;
- bog turtle; Endangered species; Reptiles; similarity of appearance; Georgia; Blue Ridge Physiographic province; Mountains bog; radio telemetry;A captive-reared bog turtle is released into the wild, with affixed radio transmitter.
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- Bog turtle wth a radio transmitter
- Endangered species; Research; Reptiles;
- Mountains; north Georgia; Blue Ridge Physiographic ; Endangered species; Reptiles; research; radio telemetry
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- Botanist from Panama City Field Office views fringed campion
- Endangered species; Employees (USFWS); Coastal environments; Habitat restoration; Plants; Research;
- ; fringed campion; fringed pink; Endangered species; Plants; Appalachicola River basin; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province; Florida; GeSilene polypetalaorgia; Lake Seminole
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- Channelized stream in Georgia
- Rivers and streams; Water management; Fisheries management; Habitat conservation; Endangered species;
- Straightened stream in Georgia.
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- Chicks and Adults Washed into Vegetation During Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- The chicks and adults got washed up into big piles of dead vegetation after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
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- Close-up of hand holding Croomia pauciflora (Croomia) plant
- Endangered species; Flowering plants; Plants;
- Close-up view of hand holding endangered plant species Croomia stem, blooms, and leaves. Photo taken in Chattahoochee, FL.
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- Coastal Plain stream, braided system, sandbed stream, Georgia
- Rivers and streams; sand bed Rivers and streams; Georgia; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic province; braided Wetlands system; pristine; high quality Rivers and streams resource; Wetlands habitat
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- Craig Tenbrink, Dept. of Defense with Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi)
- Eastern indigo snake; Fort Stewart Military Base; Drymarchon corais couperi; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province; sandhill; Georgia
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- Damage to the Pier on Eastern Island
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Weather impacts;
- Eastern Island is the second largest of the three islands at Midway Atoll. It is estimated that 60% of the island was over-washed by the tsunami. The tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on...
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- Debris and Injured Birds in Lagoon at Midway Atoll
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Floating island of debris and injured birds in lagoon at Midway Atoll after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
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- Debris and Injured Birds in Lagoon at Midway Atoll
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Long shot of a floating island of debris and injured birds in lagoon at Midway Atoll after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few...
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