This publication is designed to introduce visitors to the plants and animals that can be found at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Plants, mammal, birds, amphibians and reptiles, various...
This is a fact sheet about the caribou. It gives a physical description of the animal, as well its breeding habits and range. It briefly explains the status of caribou populations in the United States.
Endangered species; Predators; Predator control; Population control; Reintroduction; Captive breeding;
This is a factsheet describing recovery efforts for the gray wolf, red wolf and Mexican wolf resultant of the Endangered Species Act. It briefly describes the history of North American wolves. ***This document contains information on endangered...
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...
A fisher is photographed at night while trying to take bait. Fishers are opportunistic predators that hunt exclusively in forested habitats where prey is abundant and vulnerable to capture. Their diverse diet includes birds, porcupines, snowshoe...
This report on the National Wildlife Refuge System is the culmination
of a year-long process involving teams of Service employees who
examined the System within the framework of Wildlife and Habitat,
People, and Leadership. The report was the focus...
When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and marshes and lands teemed with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Beginning with those early settlers and continuing today, the vast majority of our natural...
Videography;u.s. fish and wildlife service;waterfowl;wildlife refuges;
America's Gem on the Delaware. Among the strand of pearls that dot the western shore of Delaware, one has become a mid-Atlantic mecca for wildlife and people alike - Bombay Hook NWR.
