Endangered species; Reptiles; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; Georgia
The Gopher Tortoise is one of four tortoises that live in North America. It has been estimated that the Florida population will be reduced nearly 70% by 2000 A.D. and could be eliminated from all but protected lands by 2025 A.D. A combination of...
Visitor Services; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Visitor Centers; Buildings, facilities and structures, facilities and structures
The Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center opened in Homer Alaska in December 2003. It brings the remote, off-shore island world of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge to the visitor in dynamic exhibits, an award winning film and...
Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Aircraft; Aircraft; Work of Service; Personnel; Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
The Pribilof Report 1949. Nunivak Island. "FWS airplane (Grumman Goose), Clarence Rhode, Regional Director at Juneau, in bow of plane attempting to moore it with the aid of Eskimos in kayaks."
Bald eagle draws wings back as it comes into the nest for a landing. Bald eagles generally lay 2 to 3 eggs in a large nest made of sticks and smaller twigs in tall trees or on rocky cliffs.
Yukon Delta NWR, Bethel, Alaska: In ancient times, it was said, "All roads lead to Rome." And in more modern times, "All roads lead to Paris." Well, no roads lead to Bethel, Alaska, and the 26-million-acre Yukon Delta...
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, north of Corpus Christi, Texas, is one of the National Wildlife Refuge System’s premier units, in large part because of the role it has played in the recovery of the endangered whooping crane, a 5-foot-tall white...
Although it was established to protect the endangered Florida Panther, many plants and animals inhabit the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Protecting the ecosystem that the Florida Panther calls home requires Service employees to...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge;
The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge
The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge
The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge
The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge
The motor vessel Tiglax is essential to managing the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and collecting information on related marine resources. It is used mainly to transport Service personnel, equipment, and supplies between work sites...
Parker River NWR, Newburyport, Massachusetts: Located as it is on a barrier island off the far northeast coast of Massachusetts, Parker River Refuge is a prime spot for birders. Its variety of coastal habitats offer habitat for such rarities as...
Salmon; KIng Salmon; Chinook Salmon; Tyee; Blackmouth; Spring Salmon; Tule; Recreation; Sport Fishing; Deshka River
Recreational salmon fishing for kings, or also called chinook salmon, on the Deshka River in southcentral Alaska. The Deshka is a tributary of the Susitna River which runs to Cooks Inlet near Anchorage. It can be reached by driving one hour north...
