The M/V Citrus, a freighter, collided with another ship while loading cargo at sea off of St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs in 1996. The collision punctured some of the Citrus's fuel tanks resulting in bunker fuel oil leaking into the sea oiling...
When oiled birds and marine mammals become oiled, their feathers and fur lose the ability to keep dry. As water soaks the animal, cold sets in and they will often go ashore tto attempt to get dry and warm. Predators such as these foxes will...
Animals; Marine mammals; Work of the Service; Oil spills; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Unalaska
Oiled dead Sea Otter. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Response to Grounding/Oil Spill off Unalaska Background Information The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responding to the grounding of the 738-foot cargo vessel M/V Selendang Ayu, off Una
Animals; Marine mammals; Work of the Service; Oil spills; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Unalaska
The Sea Otter carcass was covered with oil. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Response to Grounding/Oil Spill off Unalaska Background Information The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responding to the grounding of the 738-foot cargo vessel M/V Se
Animals; Work of the Service; Oil spills; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Unalaska
Fox was digging clams on the beach.. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Response to Grounding/Oil Spill off Unalaska Background Information The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responding to the grounding of the 738-foot cargo vessel M/V Selendang
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City, Utah 74,000 acres of river delta spill across the Great Salt Lake valley welcoming hundreds of species of waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors. Goldeneye, lesser scaups and American wigeon are just a few...
Biography; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS); History; Military; Management; Aviation; Work of the Service; Wildlife management; Collaboration; Conservation; Native Americans;
Clay Hardy oral history interview as conducted by Norman Olson. Clady Hardy also spent time at Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge, Amchika, and in Anchorage.
Birds; Birds of prey; Endangered species; Migratory birds; Raptors; Monitoring; Population control
This is the monitoring plan for the American peregrine falcon under the Endangered Species Act. It describes the methods of monitoring and their implementation.
THEODORE, Ala. – An oiled gannet is cleaned at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center June 17, 2010. The center in Theodore is one of four wildlife rehabilitation centers established in support of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill...
THEODORE, Ala. – Wildlife rehabilitation specialists Michelle Bellizzi, left, and Rachael Newman clean an oiled gannet at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center June 17, 2010. The center in Theodore is one of four wildlife...
THEODORE, Ala. – Multiple wash basins containing a mix of environmentally sensitive detergent and water are among the primary materials used when cleaning oiled wildlife at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center June 17, 2010. The...
THEODORE, Ala. – Multiple wash basins containing a mix of environmentally sensitive detergent and water are among the primary materials used when cleaning oiled wildlife at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center June 17, 2010. The...
Birds; Marine birds; Work of the Service; Oil spills; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Unalaska
Oiled Common Murre. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Response to Grounding/Oil Spill off Unalaska Background Information The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responding to the grounding of the 738-foot cargo vessel M/V Selendang Ayu, off Unalask