Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
Adults; Buildings, facilities and structures; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Management; Maintenance; Personnel; Resource management; Service patch; Uniforms; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Trees; Plants;
A Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge employee pulls out an old fence post, preparing the way for a new fence.
June 28, 2010, Gulf Shores, AL Protocol for all sea turtle nests in Alabama is to evaluate the location and move the nest, if it is too close to the water. This nest relocation was not associated with the oil spill in any way. However, its SECOND...
Drew Wirwa, USFWS employee makes his way across a lagoon to inspect the status of 1,300 nesting brown pelicans at North Island, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, along with volunteer Kelby Ouchly (L), and Jack Bohannan, Refuge Manager for Breton,...
Work of the Service; Equipment; Employees (USFWS);
The San Diego National Wildlife Refuge received 3 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants. One to build an energy efficient headquarters and visitor center, a second one to replace 2+ miles of boundary fencing, and a third to repair drainage...
Grass carp is an Asian fish species that was imported into the United States in the 1960s. Because many conservationists wanted to reduce human dependencies on use of toxic chemicals, This introduction was considered to be an alternative to...
Oregon Islands NWR, Newport, Oregon: Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is made up of several rocky islands scattered along 300 miles of the Oregon coast from the north part of the state all the way to the California border. Most are...
