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- Pete Pattavina, USFWS Fish and Wildlife Biologist holds a threatened Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi)
- Eastern indigo snake; Ft. Stewart Military Base; Georgia; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province; Drymarchon corais couperi; sandhill habitat; surveys; Endangered species; Endangered species species; Reptiles; biologist; surveys
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- Montana Endangered Species Grants Help Keep Big Sky Country Big
- 12 Montana: Endangered Species Grants Help Keep “ Big Sky Country” Big “ That’s one of the most productive bull trout streams in the country,” said Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Bob Lee of the headwaters of the Bull River in...
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- Snorkeler surveys the Potomac River bottom
- Rivers and streams; Snorkeling; Surveying;
- Periodic surveys of the Potomac River bottom are conducted in order to assess the health of the river.
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- Water, water, everywhere
- Connecting people with nature; Work of the Service; Boats; Invasive species;
- Mike Rowe, the popular host of the Discovery Channel series "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe," brings his show to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in April 2010. Mike Rowe, seated with...
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- Moose Creek Bridge, Alaska
- Rivers and streams;
- Chickaloon Village fish biologist Brian Winnestaffer surveys a reach of Moose Creek where a railroad once bridged the stream. Mary Price/USFWS.
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- Surviving Laysan Albatross Chick
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- This Laysan albatross chick survived being washed over at Midway Atoll during 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...
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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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- Half Buried Bonin Petrel Which Was Later Rescued
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- This Bonin petrel was half buried in sand 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, FWS released an official...
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- Stuck Albatross and Chicks are Found and Released
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Albatross adult and two chicks uncovered alive in the tsunami aftermath. 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 March 15,...
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- Two Laysan Albatross Chicks Half Buried Were Later Rescued
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- These two Laysan albatross chicks were buried by sand and vegetation 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...
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- Rescued Albatross
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- As of March 14th, 70 water-logged albatross were rescued from the lagoon at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the aftermath of the tsunami. On March 15, FWS released an official announcement stating that surveys of the three islands reveal...
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- Rescued Albatross Chicks
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Hundreds of albatross chicks were disentangled from vegetation in the aftermath of the tsunami. 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...
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- Surviving Laysan Albatross Chick
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Close up image of a Laysan albatross chick that survived being washed over during 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...
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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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- Two Water-Logged Laysan Albatross
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Two exhausted Laysan albatross washed into the 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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- Over Washed Monument Seep on Eastern Island
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Monument Seep on Eastern Island is full of debris and albatross 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, FWS...
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- Washed Over Area on Eastern Island with Few Nesting Birds Left
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Washed over area of Eastern Island 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, FWS released an official...
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- Laysan Albatross Chick Stuck Debris Was Later Rescued
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Laysan albatross chick stuck in debris 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, FWS released an official...
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- Short-tailed Albatross Chick in Washed Over Area on Eastern Island
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts; Endangered species;
- Short-tailed albatross chick in washed over area of Eastern Island near remote viewing camera. 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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- Short-tailed Albatross Chick Survives Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts; Endangered species;
- Short-tailed albatross chick on Eastern Island survives 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, FWS released...
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