Sport Fishing; Rainbow Trout; Outdoors; Recreation; Family; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
A four year old Alaska youth poses with his first fish. The 17 inch rainbow give him quite a time as it made several long runs, jumped a foot or more into the air many times and then dove for the bottom. The youngster still talks of the fish and...
A man and child view the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The display is designed to showcase illegal animal products and educate travelers about the hazards of buying products made from endangered species...
A photograph of Sal Amato, Northeast Region Law Enforcement Special Agent in Charge, and ivory tusks on display at the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The display is designed to showcase illegal animal...
A snow leopard skin on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that are made from...
A Wildlife Inspector talking with travelers at the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that are made from...
An ocelot skin on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that are made from...
Artifacts; Endangered species; Exhibits; Law enforcement;
Ashtray made out of a crocodile head on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad...
Bald eagle draws wings back as it comes into the nest for a landing. Bald eagles generally lay 2 to 3 eggs in a large nest made of sticks and smaller twigs in tall trees or on rocky cliffs.
Work of the Service; Personnel; Employees (USFWS); History
Black and white image enscribed: "Jim Bartonek, Cross Island, Beaufort Sea, north of Sagavanirktok River. Eider nests in this cabin in 1969." Trapper's cabin made of large, vertically-placed logs with plank roof originally covered with...
Carvings made from elephant ivory on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that...
Art; Endangered species; Exhibits; Law enforcement;
Decorated primate skull on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that are made...
International conservation; Law enforcement; Employees (USFWS); Education;
Employees from the Washington Office got a chance to celebrate International Wildlife Day on Tuesday, learning about some of the work the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service does internationally. At the Law Enforcement table (in the photo), people...
Mounted puffin on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that are made from...
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...
Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Teens; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;...
Precise placement of the water is the key to successful firefighting, as this boy discovers.
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge has often been called the most beautiful national wildlife refuge in the United States. The rugged Centennial Mountains, rising more than 9,000 feet above the Centennial Valley wetlands, provide a dramatic...