USFWS National Digital Library

- Destruction of granite outcrop habitat
- Granite outcrop; destruction of habitat; Endangered species Plants; Endangered species habitat; Georgia; Piedmont Physiographic Province; Isoetes; Amphianthus
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- Gray Wolf
- wolf; Endangered species; Predators; Wildlife management; collaring; medical exam; Yellowstone National Park; electronic
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- The 100th Meridian Initiative: A Strategic Approach to Prevent the Westward Spread of Zebra Mussels and Other Aquatic Nuisance Species
- Document
- 100th_Meridian_invasives.pdf
- Documents
- 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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- 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
- Eradication Strategies for Nutria in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay Wetlands Phase II of the Maryland Nutria Project
- Document
- 2003 nutria protocolfinal6.pdf
- Documents
- National wetlands inventory: A strategy for the 21st century
- Document; Wetlands;
- 21stcentury.pdf
- Documents
- Glossary
- 22 Glossary Species Status categories: at- risk species — species of plants and animals that are Federal candidate species and those that the Service has not identified as candidate species, but are facing threat( s) and are potential...
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- Fish and Wildlife Programs
- 5 Fish and Wildlife Programs More than one tool may describe the status of species on your property and meet your specific goals. To assist you in learning our language, a glossary of terms is on page 22. Question Your Needs and Concerns Tool Do...
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- Karner Blue-A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin
- 8 Karner Blue – A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin “ Instead of hearing, ‘ I don’t have that butterfly on my property,’ I hear, ‘ How can I get some of that wild lupine seed?’ ‘ You should see the lupine patch I have going!’ or...
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- Food from the sea: fish and shellfish of New England.
- History; Aquatic environments; Fishes; Fisheries management; Fishing; Commercial fishing; Overfishing;
- "In New England, the specific job is to spread consumption more uniformly over the nearly 80 species of fish and shellfish that are brought, into local ports each year. Production records 'of the fishing industry show a serious lack of...
- Documents
- What do you mean I can't fly yet?
- Birds; Birds of prey; Foliage; Plants; Trees; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges;
- A baby Owl is perched as if ready to take off and fly, just one more wonder of the refuge.
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- Bald Eagle
- Birds; Raptors; Birds of prey; Birdwatching;
- A bald eagle prepares to take flight from a fence post.
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- Family with cactus
- Youth; Connecting people with nature; Plants; Wildlife refuges; Desert plants; Deserts;
- A family pauses to take in the scenery at the cactus observation area of the refuge.
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- Fisher
- Mammals; Wildlife viewing;
- 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...
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- Black Skimmers
- Birds; Shorebirds; Wildlife refuges;
- A flock of black skimmers take flight.
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- Red-Winged Blackbirds
- Birds; Birdwatching; Wildlife refuges;
- A flock of Red-winged Blackbirds take flight in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in Socorro County, New Mexico.
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- Snow Geese in Flight
- Migratory birds; Birds; Wildlife refuges;
- A flock of Snow Geese take flight in the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge located in Missouri Valley, Iowa.
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- Take A Child Fishing
- Sport Fishing; Rainbow Trout; Outdoors; Recreation; Family; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- A four year old Alaska youth poses with his first fish. The 17 inch rainbow give him quite a time as it made several long runs, jumped a foot or more into the air many times and then dove for the bottom. The youngster still talks of the fish and...
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- Birdwatching
- Birdwatching; Wildlife refuges;
- A group of birdwatchers stop during a volunteer lead birding walk to take a closer look through their binoculars in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge located in Pennsylvania.
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