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- Muskox Up Close on Nunivak Island
- Mammals; Musk Ox; Musk Oxen; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; YUDE Gallery
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- Close up shot of swamp pink
- botanical; Plants; Plants;Endangered species; ecological services; New Jersey
- For more information about swamp pink and its listing status please visit: http://endangered.fws.gov/
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- Laysan Albatross Close Up Head Shot
- Birds; Migratory birds; Wildlife Refuges;
- Extreme close up of the head of a Laysan albatross taken on Midway National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Sea Turtle egg relocation
- Oil spills; Relocation; Reptiles; Volunteers;
- Sea Turtle eggs are loaded right side up on a styrofoam cooler - ready for relocation to an oil free beach on the east coast of Florida.
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- Ocean Waves Crashing up on Rocks
- Marine environments;
- Ocean waves crash up on rocks in ME.
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- Close up of Leatherback turtle
- Endangered species; Reptiles;
- The leatherback is the largest, deepest diving, and most migratory and wide ranging of all sea turtles. The adult leatherback can reach 4 to 8 feet in length and 500 to 2000 pounds in weight. Its shell is composed of a mosaic of small bones covered...
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- Close up of Leatherback turtle
- Endangered species; Reptiles;
- The leatherback is the largest, deepest diving, and most migratory and wide ranging of all sea turtles. The adult leatherback can reach 4 to 8 feet in length and 500 to 2000 pounds in weight. Its shell is composed of a mosaic of small bones covered...
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- Close up of Leatherback turtle
- Endangered species; Reptiles;
- The leatherback is the largest, deepest diving, and most migratory and wide ranging of all sea turtles. The adult leatherback can reach 4 to 8 feet in length and 500 to 2000 pounds in weight. Its shell is composed of a mosaic of small bones covered...
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- Close up of Leatherback turtle
- Endangered species; Reptiles;
- The leatherback is the largest, deepest diving, and most migratory and wide ranging of all sea turtles. The adult leatherback can reach 4 to 8 feet in length and 500 to 2000 pounds in weight. Its shell is composed of a mosaic of small bones covered...
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- Close up Image of a Tarantula
- Arachnids; Deserts; Wildlife refuges;
- A close up image of a tarantula walking across the desert sands on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
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- Close up Image of a Cactus
- Desert plants; Wildlife refuges;
- Close up image of a cactus focusing on the spines.
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- Close up image of a cactus.
- Deserts; Desert plants; Wildlife refuges;
- Close up of a cactus in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Wood Bison
- Mammals; Endangered species;
- Wood bison are the largest native land mammals in the Western Hemisphere, 10 to 15% heavier than plains bison. Bulls are slightly larger than cows and average around 1,800 pounds, but can get up to 2,000 pounds. Both males and females have short...
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- Setting up the Ivory Display
- Law enforcement; Exhibits;
- Setting up the ivory display for 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...
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- Looking Up at an Old Growth Canopy
- Foliage; Forests; Vegetation; Forest conservation;
- A view up at an old growth canopy north of Portland, Oregon in Forest Park Conservancy Preserve.
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- Packing up
- Children; Wildlife refuges; Hunting;
- Young boy packs up his gear from a day of hunting.
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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- Pagosa skyrocket flower
- Plants; Endangered species;
- Ipomopsis polyantha is an herbaceous biennial 12 to 24 inches (in) (30 to 60 centimeters (cm)) tall, branched from near the base above the basal rosette of leaves. Deeply divided leaves with linear segments are scattered up the stem. Stems and...
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- Pagosa skyrocket flowers
- Plants; Endangered species;
- Ipomopsis polyantha is an herbaceous biennial 12 to 24 inches (in) (30 to 60 centimeters (cm)) tall, branched from near the base above the basal rosette of leaves. Deeply divided leaves with linear segments are scattered up the stem. Stems and...
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