USFWS National Digital Library

- 2009 Christmas Bird Count
- Wildlife refuges; Birds; Birdwatching; Monitoring; Connecting people with nature; Recreation
- Birders participate in the 2009 Christmas Bird Count at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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- Anesthetizing Nutria Prior to Tagging
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging; Biologists (USFWS);
- A nutria is given a shot to put it to sleep while the collar is measured. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria as well as prevent their spreading.
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- Baited trap used to capture nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A trap baited with carrots and apples awaits a nutria to venture out of the water and investigate. The animals are trapped in order to tag them to better understand the habits of nutria and to prevent their spreading.
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- Beach flower
- Wildlife refuges; Marine environments;
- Beautiful beach flower found along the dunes of Bulls Island
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- Beach view on Bulls Island
- Wildlife refuges; Marine environments;
- Beautiful view of the ocean through and entrance in the dunes.
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- Bighorn Sheep at Point of Rocks
- Wildlife refuges; Mammals; Scenics;
- Bighorn Sheep at Point of Rocks on the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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- Caged Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A caged nutria, waiting to be tagged. The animals are trapped in order to tag them to better understand the habits of nutria and preventing their spreading.
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- Caged Nutria is Covered to Keep Animal Calm During Tagging
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A sheet covers the caged nutria to keep it calm during the tail tagging. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria and prevent their spreading.
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- Captured nutria awaits tagging
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A nutria in a cage waits to get a tail tag. Tagging the animals will help biologists better understand the animal and prevent their spread.
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- Capturing nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A safe trap awaits a nutria to venture out of the water and investigate. The animals are trapped in order to tag them to better understand the habits of nutria and to control populations.
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- Chinook Salmon
- Fishes; Rivers and streams;
- Chinook Salmon on the Lower Tuolumne River
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- Chinook Salmon
- Rivers and streams; Fishes;
- Chinook Salmon on the Lower Stanislaus River
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- Chinook Salmon in Lower American River
- Fishes; Rivers and streams; Underwater photography;
- Chinook Salmon swim in the Lower American River
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- Chinook Salmon Waiting To Be Spawned
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Work of the Service;
- The Chinook salmon are held here after making their way up the elevator into the spawning room.
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- Cleaning Equipment
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service; uniforms; service patch;
- Everything is cleaned with an iodine solution and water after each use.
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- Collar Tag for Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A collar tag to be put on a nutria. It's designed stretch so it can be put on snugly and a nutria will neither get a limb stuck inside nor have trouble breathing. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria's habits and...
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- Dunes
- Wildlife refuges; Marine environments;
- View of the dunes on Bulls Island.
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- Dunes on Bulls Island
- Wildlife refuges; Marine environments;
- Wrack line reveals last high tide mark near the dunes.
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- Female Chinook Being Spawned
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- The eggs are removed from the females and placed in a container. Each female Chinook has between 4,000-5,000 eggs.
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- Fertilized Eggs Placed in Buckets
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Work of the Service;
- Each bucket holds eggs from three females.
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