USFWS National Digital Library

- Winner of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
- Art; Birds; Youth;
- This piece by Abraham Hunter,17, of Vienna, Illinois is the winner of the 2011 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest.
- Images
- Mark Madison speaks with Taggard Siegel
- Biological control; Endangered species; Environments (Natural); Extinctions; Habitat conservation; Insects; Podcast; Public Lecture;
- Queen of The Sun is an in-depth investigation to discover the causes and solutions behind Colony Collapse Disorder; a phenomenon where honeybees vanish from their hives, never to return. Queen of The Sun follows the voices and visions of...
- Audio
- A conceptual approach to evaluating grassland restoration potential on Huron Wetland Management District, South Dakota Biological Technical Publication BTP-R6016-2012
- Birds;
- evaluating-grassland-restoration12.pdf
- Documents
- Informing ecosystem management: science and process for landbird conservation in the western United States Biological Technical Publication BTP-R1014-2011
- Birds;
- information-ecosystem-management-2011.pdf
- Documents
- Mark Madison speaks with NCTC Director Jay Slack and Steve Chase, chief of NCTC's Division of Education Outreach, about the NCTC Eagle Cam, Part One
- Birds of prey; Birds; Birdwatching; Podcast; Eagle Cam;
- Jay Slack, Director, National Conservation Training Center and Steve Chase, Chief, Division of Education Outreach, talk about the history of the NCTC eagle cam.
- Audio
- Bird Interview
- Birds; Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- The lonely job of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist, often spending more time with birds than with people.
- Images
- Mark Madison speaks with NCTC Director Jay Slack and Steve Chase, chief of NCTC's Division of Education Outreach, about the NCTC Eagle Cam, Part Two
- Birds; Birds of prey; Birdwatching; Podcast; Eagle Cam;
- Mark Madison talks with Jay Slack, Director, National Conservation Training Center and Steve Chase, Cheif, Division of Education Outreach, about the events that have occured with the NCTC eagles in 2011.
- Audio
- Mark Madison speaks with NCTC Director Jay Slack and Steve Chase, chief of NCTC's Division of Education Outreach, about the NCTC Eagle Cam, Part Three
- Birds; Birds of prey; Birdwatching; Podcast; Eagle Cam;
- Jay Slack, Director, National Conservation Training Center and Steve Chase, Chief, Division of Education Outreach, talk about the future of the NCTC eagles and eagle cam.
- Audio
- Cooper's Hawk
- Birds; Birds of prey; Species of concern;
- A Cooper's hawk perches on a branch on the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Images
- Short-tailed Albatross Chick Survives Major Storm
- Birds;
- Gale force winds, rain, thunder, and lightning rocked Midway Atoll on Friday night, Feb. 11th, leading to moderate damage and loss of wildlife. Fortunately, no island residents or visitors were hurt and no major infrastructure was damaged. For at...
- Images
- Great Frigatebirds and Red-footed Boobies at Tern Island
- Birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Great Frigatebirds and Red-footed Boobies rest in the trees on Tern Island.
- Images
- Walkway and Bravo Barracks in the Background
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Structures; Buildings, facilities and structures; Tropical environments;
- Albatross and bonin petrel nests can be seen on both sides of the walkway on Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Masked Boobies with Chick
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Masked boobies with their chick on Tern Island at Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
- Images
- Laysan albatross
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Close up image of a Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Laysan Albatross in Housing Area
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Laysan albatross in housing area on Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Marbled Murrelet
- Birds; Marine birds; Threatened species;
- A marbled murrelet floats on the water.
- Images
- Short-Tailed Albatross Chick Hatches at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A short-tailed albatross hatched on Eastern Island, one of three small flat coral islands that comprise Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge about 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu. This marks the first confirmed hatching of a short-tailed...
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- First Short-tailed Albatross Chick to Hatch Outside Japan
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The chick hatched during a major storm but the parent did an excellent job protecting it from the inclement weather. Establishing a new nesting colony is one of several important steps needed to continue the rare bird’s recovery because volcanic...
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- Male Short-tailed Albatross and Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The proud male protects his chick which recently hatched on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Male Short-tailed Albatross and Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A male short-tailed albatross protects his chick. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200 birds. Of these, the total number of breeding age birds is thought to be approximately 600 birds.
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