July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Centers offer media tours on various days during the week. Tuesdays at 11 am, media converge on the Center in Pensacola. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Rehab has multiple locations throughout the spill response area to ensure affected wildlife can be transported to a stabilization unit in a reasonable amount of time. Once stabilized, the birds are transported...
July 1, 2010, Gulf Shores, AL Ghost Crab at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. These crabs are among the top predators on both sea turtle eggs and hatchlings. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS
"On 6/25/10, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Biologist Jackie Isaacs explained the importance of habitat for foraging shorebirds and pointed out proactive measures taken by refuge staff soon after the spill began. Across Ivan Cut,...
June 23, 2010: Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jereme Phillips explains the value of this refuge, the immediate impacts of the oil, and actions his staff took to prepare. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
July 1, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Most marsh areas are protected by boom. Since the spill began, Bon Secour Maintenance worker Jerry Dunn routinely checks the shoreline/boom three times a week. Photo by Bonnie Strawser.
July 1, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Most marsh areas are protected by boom. Since the spill began, Bon Secour Maintenance worker Jerry Dunn routinely checks the shoreline/boom three times a week. Photo by Bonnie Strawser.
July 1, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Maintenance worker Jerry Dunn routinely checks the shoreline three times a week. Here, he explains the difficulty of cleaning oil from a marsh. Photo by Bonnie Strawser.
July 15, 2010 Ship Island, AL - National Geographic Reporter Fritz Faerber video-tapes US Forest Service Biologist Joe Metzmeier as he documents details of a carcass collection. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS
June 28, 2010 nest relocation: As many as 80 sea turtle nests are typically laid on Alabama’s beaches with as many as 50,000 hatchlings. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
June 28, 2010 sea turtle nest relocation: Sea turtle eggs are very delicate. The temperature of the eggs can affect the sex of the turtle. Boys are cool, girls are warm. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
June 28, 2010: Where there are a few eggs, there can be up to 100! Sea turtles can lay around 100 eggs per nest. Photo taken at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, www.fws.gov/bonsecour/ by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
June 28, 2010 nest relocation: A steady hand is a must during a nest excavation. Changing the orientation of the embryo in the egg can drastically affect the development of the turtle. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
June 28, 2010: Sea turtle nest relocation on Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Deputy Refuge Manager Eva Kristofik digs as interns Megan Creegan and Meredith Wilson and biologist Jackie Isaacs look on. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
June 28, 2010 nest relocation. Sea turtle biologists from many agencies and academia were consulted on a number of options to reduce risk to northern Gulf sea turtle nests, and all of the risks were carefully considered and weighed in light of...
June 28, 2010: Sea turtle nest relocation on Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Law Enforcement Officer Mike Canada assisted with marking the new nest location. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
