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- Sea turtle nest relocation
- Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Reptiles; Relocation;
- 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...
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- Laughing gulls
- Birds; Oil spills; Shorebirds; Wildlife refuges;
- Laughing gulls take a rest on rocks in shallow water.
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- American Avocet
- Birds; Shorebirds; Wading birds;
- Two American Avocets wading in water.
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- Baby Sea Turtles
- Amphibians; Aquatic animals; Coastal environments
- Baby sea turtles make their way toward the water.
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- Dowitchers in Flight
- Birds; Shorebirds;
- Dowitchers in the process of landing on a body of water.
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- Service Grumman Widgeon
- Transportation; Aircraft; Amphibious vehicles; Work of the Service;
- Service Grumman Widgeon on the water.
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- Wading bird
- Wading birds; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Large white wading bird pauses in refuge water.
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- Male Polar Bear on Pack Ice
- Mammals; Ice;
- A male polar bear walks on pack ice near the open water.
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- Yellow-margin triggerfish at Palmyra Atoll NWR
- Marine environments; Fishes; Wildlife refuges;
- At Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific, a yellow-margin triggerfish patrols the water.
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- Walrus Calf in Water
- Ice; Mammals; Marine mammals;
- A curious Pacific Walrus calf checks out the photographer from the icy water.
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- Nutria is Released Back Into the Water
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- The tagged nutria is released back into the water. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the habits of nutria and prevent their spreading.
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- Electroshocking for Steelhead in Eagle Creek
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS); Work of the Service; Tagging; Threatened species; Monitoring;
- Electroshocking is a non-lethal process that creates involuntary muscular responses in fish and causes them to float towards the surface of the water.
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- Visitors Assist in Returning a Green Sea Turtle to the Water
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Coastal environments; Weather impacts; Reptiles;
- Two turtles were washed into the interior of Eastern Island. Visitors assisted in getting the live sea turtles back in the water.
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- Juvenile Marbled Murrelet
- Birds; Marine birds; Threatened species;
- A juvenile marbled murrelet floats on the water.
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- Marbled Murrelet
- Birds; Marine birds; Threatened species;
- A marbled murrelet floats on the water.
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- Barrow's Goldeneye
- Birds; Waterfowl;
- A pair of Barrow's Goldeneye glide in the water.
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- Bonaparte's Gull
- Birds;
- Bonaparte's Gull drifts on the water.
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- Eared Grebe
- Birds;
- Eared grebe paddles through the water.
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- Hooded Merganser
- Birds;
- Male hooded merganser rests in the water.
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- Lincoln's Sparrow 2
- Birds;
- Lincoln's sparrow pauses by the water.
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