USFWS National Digital Library

- Wood Bison
- Mammals; Endangered species;
- Wood bison are the largest native land mammals in the Western Hemisphere, 10 to 15% heavier than plains bison. Bulls are slightly larger than cows and average around 1,800 pounds, but can get up to 2,000 pounds. Both males and females have short...
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- Prairie chicken looking around
- Birds; Grasses;
- Image of a Prairie chicken taken by a USFWS employee and submitted to a 2009 Photo Contest.
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- Laysan Island after the Tsunami
- Coastal environments; Marine birds; Migratory birds; Tropical environments; Weather impacts; Wildlife refuges; Islands;
- View of shoreline looking towards the National Marine Fisheries Service camp. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck Laysan island late on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours into the early...
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- Short-tailed Albatross with Decoys
- Birds; Marine birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- Short-tailed albatross gather around decoys on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Elk with Monitoring Collar
- Partnerships; Monitoring; Tagging; Mammals;
- This beautiful Elk will be monitored by a special frequency transmitted by the VHF collar around its neck. Data helps us understand migration patterns, mortality rates and habitat use. The USFWS has a long history of working with Native American...
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- Learning to garden
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Youth; Flowering plants; Plants;
- A young girl uses a trowel to pat down the soil around a plant.
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- Road to the Wildlife Drive
- Roads; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
- View of the access road around the Wildlife Drive.
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- Antietam National Battlefield fence
- Environmental education; Historic sites; Scenics;
- Fence around a trail with a group learning about Antietam National Battlefield
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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- Mallards
- Birds; Shorebirds; Waterfowl;
- A group of mallards is seen swimming around.
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- r8-nv-mvr-fuels reduction around home
- Fire; hazardous fuels; wildfire
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- Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Maine
- river; fall; National Wildlife Refuge; Maine
- Rachel Carson NWR, Wells, Maine: Named for the renowned author of Silent Spring and The Sea Around Us, Rachel Carson Refuge consists of a series of estuarine habitats along the southeastern coast of Maine. Here one will find salt marshes...
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- Pacific Walrus at Cape Peirce
- Marine mammals; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
- Pacific Walrus utilize beaches around Cape Peirce as haulout areas on which to rest between feeding forays. These beaches are surrounded by sheer cliffs affording the walrus protection from predators.
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- Brown bear wades through water
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges
- This image taken at the Frazer Lake weir. Frazer Lake weir consists of a series of "fish ladders" which allow salmon to ascend around a 30' falls, near the outlet of Frazer Lake on the south end of Kodiak Island. Counts are made at the...
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- Brown bear emerging from water
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges
- This image taken at the Frazer Lake weir. Frazer Lake weir consists of a series of "fish ladders" which allow salmon to ascend around a 30' falls, near the outlet of Frazer Lake on the south end of Kodiak Island. Counts are made at the...
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- M/V Alcyone
- Transportation; Boats; Research Vessels; Alaska
- This vessel is the Alcyone of the Cousteau Society. Built around 1985, the ship utilizes "turbo sails" to harness the wind as part of its innovative propulsion system. Image location is Prince William Sound. This ship was involved in...
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- Digging an airplane out of the snow
- Transportation; Aircraft; Snow; Personnel
- Man uses a snowshoe to dig out the snow around an airplane.
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- Brown bear cubs playing in water
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges
- This image taken at the Frazer Lake weir. Frazer Lake weir consists of a series of "fish ladders" which allow salmon to ascend around a 30' falls, near the outlet of Frazer Lake on the south end of Kodiak Island. Counts are made at the...
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- Brown bear cubs playing in water
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges
- This image taken at the Frazer Lake weir. Frazer Lake weir consists of a series of "fish ladders" which allow salmon to ascend around a 30' falls, near the outlet of Frazer Lake on the south end of Kodiak Island. Counts are made at the...
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