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Glossary
Species Status categories:
at- risk species — species of plants and animals that are
Federal candidate species and those that the Service
has not identified as candidate species, but are facing
threat( s) and are potential...
A gray wolf fitted with a radio collar is released into the wild. The gray wolf or Canis lupus, often known simply as the wolf, is the largest extant wild member of the Canidae family. Though once abundant over much of Eurasia, North Africa and...
Aerial View of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge taken on August 24, 2010, showing a portion of the Bandon Marsh Unit at the bottom and the Ni-les’tun Unit above U.S. Highway 101.
Boom that has done its job soaking up oil, but now is stranded on a portion of beach at the Breton Island National Wildlife Refuge. It will be a hazard to wildlife until removed.
Vegetation; Desert National Wildlife Refuge; Nevada
Desert National Wildlife Refuge is located in the northeastern portion of the Mojave Desert in northwestern Clark County and southwestern Lincoln County in southern Nevada. At over 1,600,000 acres in size, it is the largest National Wildlife Refuge...
Scenics; Habitat; Environment; Corn Creek Springs; Desert National Wildlife Refuge
Desert National Wildlife Refuge is located in the northeastern portion of the Mojave Desert in northwestern Clark County and southwestern Lincoln County in southern Nevada. At over 1,600,000 acres in size, it is the largest National Wildlife Refuge...
Corn Creek Springs; Habitat; Environment; Desert; Desert National Wildlife Refuge; Nevada
Desert National Wildlife Refuge is located in the northeastern portion of the Mojave Desert in northwestern Clark County and southwestern Lincoln County in southern Nevada. At over 1,600,000 acres in size, it is the largest National Wildlife Refuge...
Corn Creek Springs; Habitat; Environment; Desert; Desert National Wildlife Refuge; Nevada
Desert National Wildlife Refuge is located in the northeastern portion of the Mojave Desert in northwestern Clark County and southwestern Lincoln County in southern Nevada. At over 1,600,000 acres in size, it is the largest National Wildlife Refuge...
History Structures; Desert National Wildlife Refuge; Nevada
Desert National Wildlife Refuge is located in the northeastern portion of the Mojave Desert in northwestern Clark County and southwestern Lincoln County in southern Nevada. At over 1,600,000 acres in size, it is the largest National Wildlife Refuge...
Gray or white throat with dark lower border Grayish underparts Birds from Washington to California have brighter blue upperparts and whiter throats than birds from the interior portion of the range
Gray or white throat with dark lower border Grayish underparts Birds from Washington to California have brighter blue upperparts and whiter throats than birds from the interior portion of the range
Located at Glacier National Park, Grinnell Lake lies at the foot of the tremendous cliffs of Gould Mountain, and receives the waters that come from the melting ice from Grinnell Glacier and from a portion of the slopes of Grinnell Mountain. Its...
Tensas River NWR, Tallulah, Louisiana: The remnant bottomland-hardwood forest that makes up the terrestrial portion of Tensas River Refuge is home to the equally rare Louisiana black bear and Bachman's warblers. The aquatic portion comprises oxbow...
The laurel dace was historically found in seven streams on the Walden Ridge portion of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. Currently, laurel dace’s population is found in six of the seven streams that were historically occupied, but in shorter...
The National Bison Range is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1908 and is one of the oldest Wildlife Refuges in the nation.
A large portion of the 18, 500 acre...
The National Bison Range is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1908 and is one of the oldest Wildlife Refuges in the nation.
A large portion of the 18, 500 acre...
The National Bison Range is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1908 and is one of the oldest Wildlife Refuges in the nation.
A large portion of the 18, 500 acre...
The National Bison Range is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1908 and is one of the oldest Wildlife Refuges in the nation.
A large portion of the 18, 500 acre...
