USFWS National Digital Library

- Lane Mountain milk-vetch
- Endangered species; Flowering plants; Desert plants; Deserts;
- The endangered Lane Mountain milk-vetch in the west Mojave Desert, California. Lane Mountain milk-vetch is a perennial herb in the pea family. It has the unusual habit of using its twining branches to grow up inside other "host shrubs"...
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- Spreading Navarretia Plant
- Flowering plants; Desert plants; Deserts; Threatened species;
- Navarretia fossalis (spreading navarretia), a federally threatened plant, is photographed at Mesa de Burro on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Riverside County, CA. The Reserve is part of the Santa Ana Mountain Range located in southern...
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- Centuary at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Flowering plants; Desert plants; Deserts;
- Found "no where else on earth" --The spring-loving centaury, Centaurium namophilum, is considered to be endemic to the Ash Meadows area (meaning it is definitely found within the refuge borders but also in adjacent federal and private...
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- Spreading Navarretia Plant
- Flowering plants; Desert plants; Deserts; Threatened species;
- Navarretia fossalis (spreading navarretia), a federally threatened plant, is photographed at Mesa de Burro on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Riverside County, CA. The Reserve is part of the Santa Ana Mountain Range located in southern...
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- California Condor
- Wildlife management; Endangered species; Biologists (USFWS); Scientific personnel (USFWS);
- USFWS wildlife biologists manage California Condor populations
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- Egret and ducks
- Birds; Wading birds; Wildlife refuges;
- Egret and ducks in water in Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
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- California Condor
- Wildlife management; Endangered species; Biologists (USFWS); Scientific personnel (USFWS);
- USFWS wildlife biologists manage California Condor populations
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- Flame Skimmer at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Insects;
- Flame Skimmer may be our most conspicuous dragonfly – the one most likely to be seen and commented upon by the general public. It is large, bright orange-red, and males perch conspicuously over ponds and lakes. Flame Skimmer is a bright...
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- Chuckwalla Lizard at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Species of concern; Deserts; Rocks; Reptiles;
- Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus) is the largest of the lizards on the refuge and is present in all of the mountain ranges. Although extremely wary, the chuckwalla can often be seen sunning itself on top of distant boulders. It is strictly a...
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- Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard
- Reptiles; Rocks;
- Flat-Tailed Horned lizard sunning on a rock
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- Desert tortoise
- Threatened species; Reptiles;
- Threatened species desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Nevada
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- Tule Elk at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Tule Elk in a grassy meadow at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
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- Southern Sea Otter
- Mammals; Threatened species;
- Threatened Southern Sea otter in water
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- Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard
- Reptiles; Rocks;
- Flat-Tailed Horned lizard sunning on a rock
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- Threatened Bay Checkerspot butterfly
- Insects; Flowering plants; Threatened species;
- Bay Checkerspot butterfly on flowering plant in Pacific Southwest Region
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- Palos Verdes blue butterfly
- Endangered species; Flowering plants; Insects;
- Endangered butterfly species in Pacific Southwest region
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- Palos Verdes blue butterfly
- Endangered species; Flowering plants; Insects;
- Endangered butterfly species in Pacific Southwest region
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- Palos Verdes blue butterfly
- Endangered species; Flowering plants; Insects;
- Endangered butterfly species in Pacific Southwest region
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- Palos Verdes blue butterfly
- Endangered species; Flowering plants; Insects;
- Endangered butterfly species in Pacific Southwest region
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- Image of sunset over water on a National Wildlife Refuge
- Scenics;
- Sunset over water on a National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Southwest region
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