USFWS National Digital Library

- Preeminent botantist Angus Gholson views fringed campion habitat along the Appalachicola River, at the Florida/Georgia border.
- Silene polypetala; Endangered species Plants; fringed campion; fringed pink; Endangered species; botanist; Appalachicola River; Georgia; Florida; Lake Seminole; Angus Gholson; Coastal environments Plain Physiographic Province
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- On the lookout for bog turtles is Wildlife Resources Commission bio tech Dottie Brown.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- NC Wildlife Resources Commission bio tech Dottie Brown records data regarding the search for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- NC Wildlife Resources Commission bio tech Dottie Brown takes a break from searching for bog turtles to record data.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Sue Cameron and Charlie Edens search for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Cynthia Waggoner searches for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- NC Wildlife Resources Commission volunteer April Florey searches for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- NC Wildlife Resources Commission bio tech Dottie Brown looks for bog turtles
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Bog turtle survey team discussing the turtles
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Bog turtle search
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- This image was taken at a Southern Appalachian bog in western North Carolina during a search for bog turtles conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and its volunteers. The bog turtle is...
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- NC Wildlife Resources Commission volunteer Cynthia Waggoner makes her way through the bog while searching for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- NC Wildlife Resources Commission volunteer Cynthia Waggoner searches for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Service biologist Sue Cameron keeps her eyes open for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Southern Appalachian bog.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
- Images
- On the lookout for bog turtles is Service biologist Sue Cameron.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Service biologist Sue Cameron in her search for bog turtles.
- Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
- The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
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- Gila Trout Transport
- Threatened species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing;
- A Papillon helicopter carries a 55-gallon drum of native Gila trout up to Frye Creek on Feb. 23, 2011 in the Pinalenos Mountains of Arizona where the fish will be stocked. The project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, created...
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- Wet pine savanna
- Trees; Habitat conservation; Wildlife refuges;
- Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna. The original presettlement...
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- Wet pine savanna
- Trees; Habitat conservation; Wildlife refuges;
- Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna. The original presettlement...
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- Wet pine savanna
- Trees; Habitat conservation; Wildlife refuges;
- Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna. The original presettlement...
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