Birds; Bluethroats; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska
The Bluethroat is one of the smallest members of the Thrush family measuring 5.5 (14 cm) inches in length. The colorful blue throat pattern distinguishes this breeding male from other species. Nests are found on the tundra in thickets near water....
The Bluethroat is one of the smallest members of the Thrush family measuring 5.5 (14 cm) inches in length. The colorful blue throat pattern distinguishes this breeding male from other species. Nests are found on the tundra in thickets near water....
Birds; Bluethroats; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska
The Bluethroat is one of the smallest members of the Thrush family measuring 5.5 (14 cm) inches in length. The colorful blue throat pattern distinguishes this breeding male from other species. Nests are found on the tundra in thickets near water....
The Colorado butterfly plant is a member of the evening primrose family and is a short-lived perennial herb with one to several reddish, pubescent stems that are 50–80 centimeters (cm) (2–3 feet) tall. The lower leaves are lance-shaped with...
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"...
The Fish and Wildlife Service is a member of Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (SFBPC). The purpose of the SFBPC is to:
"conserve, restore, and enhance the quality, function, sustainable productivity, and distribution of aquatic...
The Fish and Wildlife Service is a member of Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (SFBPC). The purpose of the SFBPC is to:
"conserve, restore, and enhance the quality, function, sustainable productivity, and distribution of aquatic...
The following is a time line of significant events that have affected the land and ownership of the property now comprising the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), with an emphasis on the period from early European settlement until...
Animals; Endangered species; Hawaii; Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge; Mammals
The Hawaiian monk seal is in the family Phocidae, and the scientific name is Monachus schauinslandi. There are three species of monk seals:Mediterranean (extant), Caribbean (presumed extinct) and Hawaiian (extant) that are the only true tropic...
The Hawaiian monk seal is in the family Phocidae, and the scientific name is Monachus schauinslandi. There are three species of monk seals:Mediterranean (extant), Caribbean (presumed extinct) and Hawaiian (extant) that are the only true tropic...
The Hawaiian monk seal is in the family Phocidae, and the scientific name is Monachus schauinslandi. There are three species of monk seals:Mediterranean (extant), Caribbean (presumed extinct) and Hawaiian (extant) that are the only true tropic...
The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a partnership effort with the States and national conservation organizations, and has become one of the most important sources of information on fish and wildlife...
The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a partnership effort with the States and national conservation organizations, and has become one of the most important sources of information on fish and wildlife...
The Pribilof Report 1949. "Eskimo woman and child with their fur dolls, which they offer for sale at the Bethel Roadhouse." Mother and child are wearing traditional costume.
The Pribilof Report 1949. Bethel Eskimos (mom and her three children?) walking along the main street of Bethel. Bethel Roadhouse in background was the town's leading hotel.
The Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), federally listed as an endangered species in 1967, is the fastest land mammal in North America, clocking speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The species, however, can no longer outrun the myriad threats...
This 20 second audio clip is of a male (bull) elk bugling or bellowing. This sound is usually heard in the fall as the male elk are in rut, competing with other male elk for access to female (cow) elk for mating. It is a sound that is often used as...
Fisheries management; Fishes; Rivers and streams; Tropical environments;
This document serves as the Final Report for research on Puerto Rico stream fishes and their habitat funded by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, in the form of a grant to the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and...
This fact sheet describes the bull trout. Differences between bull trout and other salmonids, particularly Dolly Varden are explained. It also briefly describes the fish's breeding and feeding habits, the water conditions it prefers, and the...