Birds; Birds of prey; Endangered species; Migratory birds; Raptors;
This is a fact sheet describing the peregrine falcon in North America. It outlines the history of the bird, its decline in the mid-twentieth century due to DDT, and its successful recovery in the years since.
North American Waterfowl Management Plan Oral history interviews with Harvey Nelson, Rollie Sparrowe, Dick Hopper, and George Finney. The first part of this transcript is individual interviews with Mr.s Nelson, Sparrowe, and Hopper, and are...
This is a report on the results of the National Wetland Inventory survey of Maine. It includes explaination of methodology and graphs of wetland information by county.
Coastal environments; Coastal zone management; Congressional operations; Estuarine environments; Geospatial; GIS; Maps; Mapping; Land development; Policies;
Image of the GeoCBRA Mapper, which is the portal for viewing digital map data of Coastal Barrier Resource System units and information. http://www.fws.gov/CBRA/index.html
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Regional Director Cindy Dohner looks on as the eggs she carried to the FedEx van are driven away - the first leg of their journey. Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic...
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Our hope is the hatchlings will have imprinted sufficiently to return home to the Gulf Coast when they return to...
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. The eggs would not be difficult to carry; however, the fact that they are packed in sand from their Alabama nest...
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Regional Director Cindy Dohner carries half the eggs from the nest of 127 eggs to the waiting FedEx truck. Photo...
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Southeast Regional Director Cindy Dohner was interviewed by many national news media. Here, Jeff Corwin speaks with Cindy Dohner. This was Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the...
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Each egg was marked on the top before it was moved, to ensure the egg was not rotated during the transfer process....
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - SE Regional Director Cindy Dohner and others watch as Alabama's first sea turtle nest begins the transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS
July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Volunteers from Alabama's "Share the Beach" program assist FWS Biologists in Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Photo by Bonnie Strawser,...