USFWS National Digital Library

- Burning off sump pit at Trading Bay, Cook Inlet
- Industries; Oil production; Aerial photography; History
- Black and white aerial view of Trading Bay, Cook Inlet as sump pit is burned off and area is covered with smoke. Note: ARLIS
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- Chandalar River in winter
- Scenics; Rivers and streams; Snow;
- Snow covered mountains and the Chandalar River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Large rock outcropping is in foreground.
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- Chandalar River Valley in summer
- Scenics; Rivers and streams; Mountains; Snow; Wildlife refuges; History
- Open view of the Chandalar River Valley in summer with snow covered peaks in the distance. The Chandalar River is in the northern interior of the state of Alaska. It flows into the Yukon River less than 50 miles west of Fort Yukon, Alaska.
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- Umiak Skin Covered Boat
- Subsistence; Hunting; Baidarka; Skin Boat; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
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- M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill Unalaska 2004
- 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
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- Black toad
- Amphibians;
- The toad's black skin is covered in white and tan speckles and it sports a white midline down its spine from head to rump. Adults are approximately 5 cm (2 inches) in length. They are active during the warmer months and overwinter underground near...
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- Sediment covered trail.
- Erosion;
- Sediment deposited on trail by Missouri River flooding.
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- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Insects;
- Butterfly lights upon a plant covered in mauve flowers
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- Bald cypress swamp and duckweed
- Aquatic plants; Trees;
- Curve of duckweed covered water edged with several bald cypress trees.
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- Bald cypress knees in duckweed
- Aquatic plants; Trees;
- Bald cypress knees rising above water covered with duckweed.
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- Bald cypress trees and boardwalk
- Public access; Scenics; Trees; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Bald cypress trees in foreground with boardwalk in distance over expanse of water covered with duckweed.
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- Bald cypress tree beside boardwalk
- Trees; Public access; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Bald cypress tree growing close to boardwalk over duckweed covered water.
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- Educational display on walking path
- Exhibits; Public access; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges;
- Educational display for visitors and boardwalk entryway to cross between bald cypress trees and duckweed covered water.
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- Wandering tattler
- Birds; Migratory birds; Shorebirds;
- Bird standing on rock covered with barnacles on Mary Island at Kodiak Island, Alaska. For more information about shorebirds visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/.
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- Black guillemot
- Birds; Migratory birds; Shorebirds;
- Black guillemot standing on rock covered with barnacles on Kodiak Island, Alaska. For more information about shorebirds visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/.
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- Green heron
- Birds; Migratory birds; Wading birds;
- Also called Green-backed heron; Close view of bird standing on piece of wood in water covered by algae.
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- Dead bird in oil pit
- Environmental Sciences; Birds; Contaminants; Environmental quality; Human impacts; Oil production; Oil spills; Petroleum industry; Pollutants; Oil production;
- Gloved hand pointing to bird carcass covered in thick oil in oil pit.
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- A Texas Rancher Who Became a Believer
- 6 A Texas Cattle Rancher Who “ Became a Believer” “ We’re just ‘ wildlifing’ it all over the place, and we’re happy to do it,” Bob Long said. Long is enhancing habitat on his 550- acre property to benefit the Houston toad, an...
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- Safe Harbor Agreements
- 7 Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization, was the key in reaching out to Long and provided funding for biologists to conduct population surveys for the toad on his property. Long is helping Environmental Defense and the Service promote...
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- Conserving the Elusive Louisiana Pine Snake
- 16 Conserving the Elusive Louisiana Pine Snake: Partners Take Action Candidate Conservation Agreements What are CCAs? Agreements between one or more parties that address the conservation needs of candidate or at- risk species. Both Federal and non-...
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