USFWS National Digital Library

- Guam National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- Guam-Final.pdf
- Documents
- Sunset over the ocean at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine environments; Marine birds; Panoramics; Perching birds; Places (Human-made); Scenics; Structures; Buildings, facilities and structures; Wildlife refuges;
- The setting sun sparkles on the ocean with birds perched on pilings to view the event.
- Images
- Biking at the refuge
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges; Biking; Biodiversity; Birdwatching; Children; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities;...
- The shores of the refuge are lined with visitors being treated to species of birds they rarely get to see.
- Images
- Final Approach!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- This Brown pelican is one of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service success stories, it has been delisted from the Threatened and Endangered species list and on the road to recovery of the species.
- Images
- Landing gear down!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- This pelican reminds us humans that we were not the first to invent water skiing.
- Images
- Having a beautiful flight!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- A Great blue heron reminds us of just how beautiful life can be.
- Images
- It's a bird!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- This Osprey is one more reason to go to florida.
- Images
- Marine biology research
- History; Aquatic environments; Marine environments; Research;
- Rachel Carson and Bob Hines conducting marine biology research in Florida in 1952.
- Images
- Rare, threatened, and endangered plant species [of] southwest Florida and potential OCS activity impacts
- Marine environments; Estuarine environments; Endangered species; Flowering plants; Invasive species; Energy;
- "The most serious ecological losses from future energy systems are not likely to be characterized by sudden, easily visible catastrophic collapse of ecosystems. Rather, the historical pattern of slow, diffuse chipping-away of wildlife habitat...
- Documents
- Sea oats and dunes.
- Aquatic environments; Coastal environments; Marine environments; Panoramics; Public access; Recreation sites; Resource management; Scenics; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges;
- Sea oats wave in the breeze by the ocean.
- Images
- Morning glory at the beach.
- Aquatic environments; Coastal environments; Marine environments; Panoramics; Public access; Recreation sites; Resource management; Scenics; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges;
- Morning glory flowers greeting the day.
- Images
- Alabama beach mouse, (Endangered species(, enjoying the day.
- Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Wildlife refuges; Endangered species;
- An Endangered species, Alabama beach mouse rests by a rock on the beach.
- Images
- Bull Walrus Swimming
- Mammals; Marine environments; Marine mammals;
- A large Pacific Walrus bull swimming in frigid Alaska waters. This walrus lives near the shallow water areas of the Pacific Alaska coast and subsists mostly on benthic bivalve mollusks.
- Images
- Pacific Walrus Surfacing Through Ice
- Ice; Snow; Mammals; Marine environments; Marine mammals;
- Pacific Walrus surfacing through ice on the Alaska coast.
- Images
- Maritime Forest on Bulls Island
- Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments; Marine environments;
- A Marsh-like environment is typical on this refuge island.
- Images
- Hawaiian Monk Seal and Red-Footed Booby
- Endangered species; Marine environments; Marine mammals; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- An endangered Hawaiian monk seal lays on the beach near two red-footed boobies.
- Images
- Hawaiian Monk Seal with Newly Born Twins
- Endangered species; Marine environments; Marine mammals; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A Hawaiian monk seal and her two newly born pups lie on a beach on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Hawaiian Monk Seal with Pup
- Endangered species; Marine environments; Marine mammals; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A Hawaiian monk seal with a pup on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Rose Islet at Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Islands; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Rose Islet is an important nesting site for the threatened green turtle in American Samoa.
- Images
- View of Spit Island from Eastern Island
- Panoramics; Islands; Coastal environments; Marine environments; Wildlife refuges;
- Panoramic view of Spit Island from Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Eastern Island sand is in the foreground with Spit Island in the distance. Spit Island is only approximately 15 acres in size.
- Images