USFWS National Digital Library

- Black-footed Albatross chick and Short-tailed Albatross Chick Survive Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Black-footed albatross chick and short-tailed albatross chick next to short-tailed albatross decoy on Eastern Island. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and...
- Images
- Black-footed Albatrosses and Laysan Albatrosses
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Nesting grounds of Laysan albatross and black-footed albatross at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Boat Dock Damaged by Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Weather impacts;
- Boat dock damage in Midway Atoll harbor after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. Fortunately, Midway residents received...
- Images
- 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
- Brown Booby
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Coastal environments;
- Brown booby perches on driftwood on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Brown Booby on Nest
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A brown booby perches on its nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Brown Noddy
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A brown noddy on its nest at Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Catalog of Oregon seabird colonies Biological Technical Publication BTP-R1009-2007
- Birds;
- R-1009
- Documents
- Chandler Robbins oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Personnel; Research; Surveying;
- Chandler Robbins Oral history interview with Mark Madison and David Klinger.
- Documents
- Chicks and Adults Washed into Vegetation During Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- The chicks and adults got washed up into big piles of dead vegetation after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
- Images
- Comprehensive Conservation Plan Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- index.cpd
- Documents
- Damage to the Pier on Eastern Island
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Weather impacts;
- Eastern Island is the second largest of the three islands at Midway Atoll. It is estimated that 60% of the island was over-washed by the tsunami. The tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on...
- Images
- David L. Spencer oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Personnel; Wildlife refuges; Aviation;
- David L. Spencer oral history interview with Jim King. Please note: Dave passed away February 9, 2000, before these tapes were transcribed and he had the opportunity to edit the draft.
- Documents
- David Olsen oral history transcript
- History; Employees (USFWS); Personnel; Migratory birds;
- Oral history interview with David Olsen as interviewed by Stephen Brimm.
- Documents
- Debris and Injured Birds in Lagoon at Midway Atoll
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Floating island of debris and injured birds in lagoon at Midway Atoll after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
- Images
- Debris and Injured Birds in Lagoon at Midway Atoll
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Long shot of a floating island of debris and injured birds in lagoon at Midway Atoll after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few...
- Images
- Downy Red-tailed Tropicbird Chick
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Close-up image of a downy red-tailed tropicbird chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- peedee_draft08.pdf
- Documents
- Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Savannah Coastal Refuge Complex Blackbeard Island, Harris Neck, Pinckney Island, Savannah, Tybee and Wassaw National Wildlife Refuges
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- savannah-draft.pdf
- Documents