USFWS National Digital Library

- Conserving the Elusive Louisiana Pine Snake
- 16 Conserving the Elusive Louisiana Pine Snake: Partners Take Action Candidate Conservation Agreements What are CCAs? Agreements between one or more parties that address the conservation needs of candidate or at- risk species. Both Federal and non-...
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- Catalog of Oregon seabird colonies Biological Technical Publication BTP-R1009-2007
- Birds;
- R-1009
- Documents
- California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) recovery plan. Third revision.
- Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Captive breeding; Reintroduction; Raptors;
- 1976, (41 FR 187). Long recognized as a vanishing species (Cooper 1890, Koford 1953, Wilbur 1978), the California condor remains one ofthe world’s rarest and most imperiled vertebrate species. Despite intensive conservation...
- Documents
- Frank Glaser in Kotzebue
- Wildlife refuges; Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters; fishing; Personnel; ARLIS; Alaska
- "FWS agent Frank Glaser with two sheefish caught thru the ice by Eskimos at Kotzebue in December, 1952. The larger fish weighed 40 lbs., 50" long, 27" girth. The smaller weighed 30 lbs., 48" long, 22" girth. This is a...
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- Food from the sea: fish and shellfish of New England.
- History; Aquatic environments; Fishes; Fisheries management; Fishing; Commercial fishing; Overfishing;
- "In New England, the specific job is to spread consumption more uniformly over the nearly 80 species of fish and shellfish that are brought, into local ports each year. Production records 'of the fishing industry show a serious lack of...
- Documents
- Booby
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A booby perches on a tree limb in front of nesting grounds on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Brown Booby
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A brown booby perches near the ocean on the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- 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
- Images
- Desert Sunset
- Deserts; Hills; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- A desert sunset over hills in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
- Images
- Mission Blue butterfly- Female
- Insects; Endangered species;
- A female Mission Blue butterfly lands on a patch of grass. As of 14 December 2009, the 'mission blue Butterfly' (Icaricia icarioides missionensis) is listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
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- Mission Blue Butterfly
- Insects; Endangered species;
- A female Mission Blue butterfly rests on a yarrow plant located on the Southeast ridge of San Bruno Mountain, California. As of 14 December 2009, the 'mission blue Butterfly' (Icaricia icarioides missionensis) is listed as Endangered under the...
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- Ferruginous Hawk
- Birds; Birds of prey;
- A Ferruginous hawk perches on a tree.
- Images
- Sagebrush and Mount Shasta
- Plants; Mountains; Scenics;
- A field of sagebrush sits at the foot of Mount Shasta.
- Images
- Image of a grave on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
- Artifacts; Deserts; Wildlife refuges; Historic sites; History;
- A grave dated 1871 marked with rocks on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Green Sea Turtle
- Threatened species; Reptiles; Marine environments; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A green sea turtle in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Laysan Albatross
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A handsome and regal Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Mission Blue butterfly
- Insects; Endangered species;
- A male Mission Blue butterfly rests upon a Silver Bush Lupine (Lupinus albifrons). As of 14 December 2009, the 'mission blue Butterfly' (Icaricia icarioides missionensis) is listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
- Images
- Laysan Albatross Pair
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A pair of Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Nesting Laysan Albatrosses
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A pair of Laysan albatross trading off incubation duties on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Petroglyph found in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
- Deserts; Rocks; Artifacts; Art; Wildlife refuges;
- A petroglyph, an image carved into the surface of a rock, found on the the Cabeza National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images