USFWS National Digital Library

- California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) recovery plan. Third revision.
- Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Captive breeding; Reintroduction; Raptors;
- 1976, (41 FR 187). Long recognized as a vanishing species (Cooper 1890, Koford 1953, Wilbur 1978), the California condor remains one ofthe world’s rarest and most imperiled vertebrate species. Despite intensive conservation...
- Documents
- Evermann's Rock Ptarmigan male
- ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; AMNWR; Wildlife management; restoration; land Birds; Birds; birding; ; Aleutian Islands; Aleutians; habitat; Islands; biodiversity; bioprojects; translocation
- 2005
- Images
- Northern Cardinal
- Birds; Perching birds; Wildlife refuges;
- A close view of a male Northern Cardinal in the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge located in New York.
- Images
- Moose
- Mammals; Foliage;
- A frontal view of male moose resting in a field during a light rainshower.
- Images
- Western Tanager
- Birds; Birdwatching; Perching birds
- A handsome male Western Tanager perches on a branch.
- Images
- Northern bobwhite quail
- Birds; Game birds;Migratory birds
- A male and female pair of northern bobwhite quail sit in a field of purple spring violets. FWS Resource links:http://www.fws.gov/southwest/fedaid/wrOK.html
- Images
- Bullock's Oriole
- Birds; Birdwatching; Perching birds; Wildlife refuges;
- A male Bullock's Oriole perches on a branch in the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge located in California.
- Images
- Male Frigatebird in Display
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A male frigatebird displays among vegetation on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Male hooded merganser
- Birds;
- A male hooded merganser swimming on the water.
- Images
- Ingigo Bunting
- Birds; Birdwatching; Perching birds;
- A male Indigo Bunting sings from his perch on a Coreopsis stem.
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- Mission Blue butterfly
- Insects; Endangered species;
- A male Mission Blue butterfly rests upon a Silver Bush Lupine (Lupinus albifrons). As of 14 December 2009, the 'mission blue Butterfly' (Icaricia icarioides missionensis) is listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
- Images
- Moose
- Mammals; Foliage;
- A male moose takes a rest in a field during a light rainshower.
- Images
- Northern Oriole
- Birds; Birdwatching; Perching birds; Wildlife refuges
- A male Northern Oriole perches on a branch in the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge located in Iowa.
- Images
- Pine Grosbeak
- Birds; Birdwatching;
- A male Pine Grosbeak prepares to take flight from the ground.
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- Male polar bear near Kaktovik, Alaska
- Mammals; Snow;
- A male polar bear stands alert on the Arctic coast near Kaktovik, Alaska
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- Male Polar Bear on Pack Ice
- Mammals; Ice;
- A male polar bear walks on pack ice near the open water.
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- Prothonotary Warbler
- Birds; Birdwatching;
- A male Prothonotary Warbler sings from a branch.
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- Nesting Short-tailed Albatross Cover Midway Atoll
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A male short-tailed albatross protects his chick among other nesting birds. FWS Biologists keep a safe distance using telephoto lenses to get photos of the chick hatched by a Short-tailed albatross pair.
- Images
- Male Short-tailed Albatross and Chick
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A male short-tailed albatross protects his chick. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200 birds. Of these, the total number of breeding age birds is thought to be approximately 600 birds.
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- Spruce grouse
- Birds;
- A male spruce grouse stands alert.
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