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Closeup photo of James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina) found during a stream survey in August 22, 2006. Credit: USFWS

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Credit: G. Peeples/USFWS

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November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA
This is the only resident snapper at the hatchery, and he is an albino!

Photographer: Daniel Mayer

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Red Eared Turtles on the log. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

Parrots eating their daily diet.

Felix Lopez and Vessel of Opportunity Captain Jake Scardino Jr. carry rescued oiled laughing gull to the stabilization center at Grand Isle, La. July 9, 2010. . Photo by Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish and

At Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
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Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hatchling at Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
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Photographer: Keenan Adams

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Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Geese out in the field. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, October 2012. Alligator was photographed during monthly guided bird walk at the impoundment ponds. Photo by: E. Tramontana, USFWS. www.fws.gov/lakewoodruff/

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, July 23, 2012. Dew beads up on the back of this lizard as it rests on a Firebush. Photo by: E. Tramontana, USFWS. www.fws.gov/lakewoodruff/

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl.
In total, the Refuge a

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Low-flying wood stork at Pelican Island NWR during the celebration of the Centenial of the Naitonal Wildlife Refuge system. Photo by Tom MacKenzie USFWS 3/21/2003

An American oystercatcher at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
www.fws.gov/caperomain/. Thank you Steve Holzman for identifying.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea
Common name Spanish: Tinglar
Photo by Al Woodson, USFWS volunteer
Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands

More information: ecos.fw

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Thanks to the donation of a conservation easement by The Nature Conservancy, Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge was established in April, 2015. Bog conservation partners gathered in North Carolina

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When you think of woodpeckers you might think of tree trunks. But Northern Flickers are woodpeckers who also spend a lot of time on the ground searching for their main diet of beetles & ants. You

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

FWS Biologist with Condor

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

Mulitple James spinymussels (Pleurobema collina) were found during a stream survey in August 2006 in southwestern Virginia. Credit: USFWS

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Regional Director, Tom Melius, holds up an endangered winged mapleleaf mussel. The mussel was found during a routine check of underwater lines in the St. Croix

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Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

Artificial nest for the breeding of Puerto Rican parrot.

Disney Wilderness Preserve
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

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THEODORE, Ala. – An oiled gannet is cleaned at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center June 17, 2010. The center in Theodore is one of four wildlife rehabilitation centers established in sup

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) juvenile, at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: The lone Red Eared Turtle on the bank of a levee. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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August 15, 2010 - Mobile Bay Alabama. Juvenile brown pelicans rest in the interior of Gaillard Island. Credit: Michael Assenmacher, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

Getting some fresh air at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Big thanks to Dendroica cerulea and fwsgirl for identifying this bird!

Photographer: Gar

(Martes pennanti), in California.

It is a medium-size mammal native to North America. It is a member of the mustelid family, commonly referred to as the weasel family. The fisher is closely related t

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A uniquely numbered aluminum band is being placed on the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Coots racing on the water. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA
Here is this year's newly hatched clutch of alligator snapping turtles.

Photographer: Daniel Mayer

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Bobcats are nocturnal, they're mostly active at night. It is rare to see them during the day. They are solitary hunters, able to leap up to 10 feet to catch their prey. Their diet consists mostly of s

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As part of an education and outreach program, students got to see and ask questions about a live bald eagle

Photo credit: Greg Thompson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

A Juvenile Whooping Crane is examined by a veterinarian to insure it is healthy. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Deatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

Dr. Sharon Taylor, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, releases a Northern Gannet at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg, Fla., May 30, 2010. The bird, along with five oth

When it's feeding time Great Egrets can be found wading in shallow water (both salt and fresh) for their meals. They hunt frogs, fish and other small aquatic animals. In flight their wingspan can reac

Canal Run
November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

USFWS personnel ringing a red knot (Calidris canutus)

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

Endagered oval pigtoe mussel in Spring Creek.

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Royal terns at Belle Pass, La. by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS July 11, 2010 5318

USFWS personnel ringing a red knot (Calidris canutus)

A rescued baby loggerhead sea turtle waves hello to the camera. This baby was uncovered in a nest at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Keith Fuller for USFWS.

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At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl.
In total, the Refuge a

July 22, 2010 - Theodore, Alabama: An oiled laughing gull is rinsed at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Roseate Spoonbills out in the water. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

This bird wants to remind you that there's no littering allowed on our refuges :)
Credit: Allie Stewart, USFWS.

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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Five Red Eared Turtles on a log enjoying their day. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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Bald Eagle with Common Murre, crow in pursuit

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

Alligators often cruise Woody Pond disguised by duckweed and other aquatic plants as they enjoy the freshwater impoundments.

Credit: USFWS/Jamie Letendre

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A radio transmitter is applied to the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR

Scientific name: Charadius melodius
Common name Piping Plover
Common name Spanish: Playero melódico
Status: Threatened
Listed on December 11, 1985
Location: Puerto Rico
Photo by Mike Morel
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Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

Black bear takes a morning stroll across a harvested field at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. A percentage of refuge farm crops are grown for wildlife.

Photo credit: Rock, USFWS

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The American alligator quickly relizes that he can get out of the container and swim into his new environment.
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Brown pelican at Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, USA.

Tagged endangered oval pigtoe mussel in Spring Creek, nearly Colquitt, Ga. Photo by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS

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Photo of the Week - 10/6/10
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Missouri Department of Conservation biologists at a gray bat survey site.
Credit: Ann Froschauer/USFWS

Learn about white-nose syndrome,

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Sandhill Crane at the Disney Wilderness Preserve
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

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This roseate tern is color banded, with a silver steel U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service band on the left leg and a gray plastic color band on the right leg.

Credit: Sarah Nystrom

Western Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum)

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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The round hickorynut mussel is an at-risk species that is found throughout the Ohio River System, including the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Its shell is round, as the name suggests, which is a sh

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Two juvenile Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) recently released from their holding pen fly around the area on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 20

August 5, 2010 - Dauphin Island, Alabama. Kerri Burns (left) and Karen Burns transport an oiled juvenile Northern Gannet from a boat to a van for transportation to the Theodore, Alabama Oiled Wildlif

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus looking for food. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood duck box set-up preparations. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

Adult hellbender in the wild in New York.

The Buffalo Zoo received funding for hellbender research and restoration from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New York State Department of Environ

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Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Two distressed sea turtles rescued on the coast after winter storms have taken an important next step in their journey to return to the ocean. On April 21, they

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October 9, 2010 - Monroe, LA
This biologist is informing children about the alligator snapping turtle species.
Photographer: Dr.Maggie Hodge

www.fws.gov/natchitoches/

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Black Skimmer at Belle Pass, La. by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS July 11, 2010 5348

Brown pelicans at Mangrove Island near Grand Isle, La. Aug. 8, 2010 by Tom Mackenzie USFWS 8105

American Bittern in Chase Prarie, along Round Top Trail.
Date: November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

Weighing a captive juvenile Whooping Crane. The weight of the person is subtrated from the total to determine the bird's weight. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL

Merritt Island NWR conducts a prescribed fire on the south end of the refuge. This area of the refuge is considered prime scrub jay habitat. The fire crew works closely with the refuge biologist to

Green turtles are commonly observed at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit- Kydd Pollock

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood duck box set-up preparations. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

Credit: Lily Dancy-Jones/USFWS

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Adult hellbender in the wild in New York.

The Buffalo Zoo received funding for hellbender research and restoration from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New York State Department of Environ

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Hawk outside of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Office, August 14 2013 on top of a light post.

Photo Credit: Beth Decker/USFWS

Sarah Sorenson, a USFWS biologist, places a winged mapleleaf mussel in Tennessee's Duck River.

Credit: Chris Davidson - USFWS

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The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial indigenous to North America. As if carrying their young in an abdominal pouch isn't odd enough, their ability to withstand poisonous snake bites, such as ra

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Red-footed Booby Sula sula on Palmyra Atoll, Pacific Ocean

November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA
This red ear slider turtle and American alligator are having a staring contest. There is a third turtle which is almost not visible behind the alligator.

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