USFWS National Digital Library

- 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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- 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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- Holding Room
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Work of the Service;
- The holding room at Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery where the eggs will live until they hatch.
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- Visitors Assist in Returning a Green Sea Turtle to the Water
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Coastal environments; Weather impacts; Reptiles;
- Two turtles were washed into the interior of Eastern Island. Visitors assisted in getting the live sea turtles back in the water.
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- Tribal Biologist Monitor Elk's Health Before Release
- Partnerships; Monitoring; Tagging; Mammals;
- Animals are tested for diseases, parasites, sex, age and overall health. Data collected from the GPS collars identify where the animals live and their migration patterns. The USFWS has a long history of working with Native American governments in...
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- Columbia Spotted Frog
- Candidate; Species of concern; Amphibians; Remote sensing;
- Columbia spotted frogs (Rana Luteiventris) are found from Alaska and most of British Columbia to Washington east of the Cascades, Idaho, and portions of Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah. Spotted frogs live in spring seeps, meadows, marshes, ponds and...
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- Snowy Owl
- Birds; Environmental education;
- Snowy owl at a live bird demonstration held at the USFWS Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, MA.
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- Great Horned Owl
- Birds; Environmental education;
- Great horned owl at a live bird demonstration held at the USFWS Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, MA.
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- Great Horned Owl
- Birds; Environmental education;
- Great horned owl at a live bird demonstration held at the USFWS Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, MA.
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- Great Horned Owl
- Birds; Birds of prey; Education;
- Great horned owl part of a live bird display at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Annual Fishing Derby, Hadley, MA.
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- Turkey Vulture
- Karney; Raptors; Birds; Scavengers
- Small, unfeathered head and hooked bill aid these scavengers in consuming carrion. Their weak talons are ill suited for grasping live prey. Vultures do not build nests, but lay their eggs in a sheltered spot; cliff ledge or cave, hollow log, or...
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- Sunflower Starfish
- Starfish; Marine Live; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska
- 20-rayed Starfish
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- Avian Influenza Sampling Project 2006
- Avian Influenza; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska
- Humane spring-loaded trap for live capture and testing of Brant. Tutakoke Bird Camp, Coast of the Bering Sea just south of Hooper Bay, Alaska, near Chevak, Alaska. This image taken between June 14 - June 20, 2006.
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- Mariana Fruit Bat
- Mammals; Mammals; Endangered species;
- Northern Mariana Islands; Bats; Bat
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- FWS Employee with Gopher Tortoise
- Endangered species; Reptiles; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; Georgia
- The Gopher Tortoise is one of four tortoises that live in North America. It has been estimated that the Florida population will be reduced nearly 70% by 2000 A.D. and could be eliminated from all but protected lands by 2025 A.D. A combination of...
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- Murres on Sea Cliffs, Priibilof Islands
- Birds; Marine birds; Aleutians; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Pribilof Islands; St. George Island; Alaska
- Over a million murres - both thick-billed and common live on St. George Island in the Pribilof Islands
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- Sturgeon Restoration
- Lamar NFH; Pennsylvania; sturgeon; Fishes; Endangered species
- Fisheries biologists at Lamar National Fish Hatchery in Pennsylvania inspect a captive sturgeon. Sturgeons, perhaps best known for producing caviar, are an ancient species and individual fish can live for many decades. Many species of sturgeon are...
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- Kigul Island Field Camp
- Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutian Islands; Aleutians; Field Work; Biology
- On the remote Alaskan Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, biologists live in the field for months at a time in tents or weatherports
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- Wildlife inspectors work closely with Service special agents and counterparts from the U. S. Customs Service and other Federal agencies that police international trade. They staff special enforcement task forces that conduct inspection blitzes at...
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