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A juvenile Whooping Crane with a hood on it's head to keep it calm during handling appears to be watching biologists glue a colored band to its leg. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Pho

A veterinarian is placing a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. This will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

Scientific name: Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri
Common name Mona Island Iguana
Common name Spanish: Iguana de Mona
Status: Threatened
Listed on February 3, 1978
Location: Puerto Rico
Photo by Mike M

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Entrance tracks of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Missouri Department of Conservation biologists at a gray bat survey site.
Credit: Ann Froschauer/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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Sandhill Crane at the Disney Wilderness Preserve
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

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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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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

The flash didn't work correctly on this one, but it's the only one of the set with all three lions!
Taken March 2014 near Malibu Creek State Park.

Courtesy of National Park Service

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Scientific name: Chelonia mydasCommon name Spanish: Peje blanco, tortuga verde
Photo: Caroline S. Rogers, USGSStatus: Threatened, Listed on July 28, 1978
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The Sierra Nevada red fox, one of 10 subspecies of red fox in North America, occurs in two small and isolated populations in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
It is currently being consider

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

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

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

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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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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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
As alligators age, they tend to lose the "callico" or yellowish coloring on their heads and bodies. Usually, gators loose this pattern around 4 years of age. you

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Credit: Lily Dancy-Jones/USFWS

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Jo Santiago, a wildlife biologist and a raptor rehabilitation specialist, handles Isaiah, an Eastern Screech Owl during a presentation in Washington D.C., April 24, 2019. (Forest Service photo by Tany

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

Along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail, in the Centennial Valley near Monida, MT. US Forest Service photo, by Roger Peterson

Invasive Burmese pythons have made a home in Florida, where they compete with and feed on native wildlife. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS)

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

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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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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Louisiana Pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli)March 25, 2011 - Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
This is an extraordinary shot! The darker material on this female pearlshell is embryos!
Photographer: Tony B

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As part of their reproductive cycle, the wavy-rayed lampmussel attracts fish which nip at the mussels display, orange in this case, thinking they're get a meal. Instead, the larval mussels, contained

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Amblema neislerii is an endangered freshwater mussel. The Warm Springs Fish Technology Center is conducting age and growth work on this species.
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Little brown bats at Aeolus Cave.
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Are we there yet?

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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By: Danna Liurova (DRV) USFWS YAP
May 02, 2012

A Yellow-shouldered Blackbird chick. This chick has 12 days old.

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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Brown pelican balance on boom at Mangrove Island (Bird Island 2) Aug 8, 2010 by Tom MacKenzie USFWS

Flock of gulls.
October 13, 2012 - Savannah, GA
Refuge Week celebration at Wassaw NWR.

photo by Garry Tucker, USFWS

Amblema neislerii is an endangered freshwater mussel. The Warm Springs Fish Technology Center is conducting age and growth work on this species.
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Little brown bats at Aeolus Cave.
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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Jo Santiago, a wildlife biologist and a raptor rehabilitation specialist, handles Zacchaeus, a Merlin during a presentation in Washington D.C., April 24, 2019. (Forest Service photo by Tanya Flores)

John Hogg (center), responsible for taking the first Meeteetse ferret away from his dog Shep in 1981, poses with (left to right) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees Kimberly Tamkun, Stephen Torbi

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As part of their reproductive cycle, the wavy-rayed lampmussel attracts fish which nip at the mussels display, black in this case, thinking they're get a meal. Instead, the larval mussels, contained i

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Scientific name: Accipiter striatus venator
Common name in Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk
Common name in Spanish: falcón de sierra
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

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Around the world Osprey are also known as fish hawks, sea hawks, river hawks & even fish eagle. It's not uncommon to see them flying with their fish dinner dangling in their talons. Their wingspan

July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Centers - oiled bird - ready for cleaniong.... Of course, for safety of the bathers, the most important thing is to hold the head! Photo by Bonnie S

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

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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

The juvenile American alligator is placed into this transport container. He is being moved to the display pool at the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery.
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March 25, 2011 - Louisiana Pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli)Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
The purple coloration of this mussel proves two things: the mussel is female and she is gravid.
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Cody Meshes assisted the Warm Springs Fish Technology Center by cleaning the salamander tanks. These salamanders are being used in reproduction and cryopreservation trials.
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Little brown bats at Aeolus Cave.
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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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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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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Harbor Seals

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Little brown bats at Aeolus Cave.
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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We love this image and affectionately refer to this baby gopher tortoise as "Bob."

Photo by Chris Potin, Mississippi Army National Guard.

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As part of their reproductive cycle, the wavy-rayed lampmussel attracts fish which nip at the mussels display, black in this case, thinking they're get a meal. Instead, the larval mussels, contained i

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In May, bog conservationists from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia convened in the north Georgia mountains for the spring, 2014 meeting of the Bog Learning Network. The event provided an opportu

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August 5, 2010 - Dauphin Island, Alabama. Disaster Animal Response Team member Karen Burns receives an oiled juvenile Northern Gannet from Thea Hamm while team member Lisa Pittman looks on. Credit: C

A juvenile whooping crane with a hood on to keep it calm appears to be watching biologist Eva Szyszkoski, International Crane Foundation, place a radio transmitter on its leg. Wheeler National Wildli

July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Centers offer media tours on various days during the week. Tuesdays at 11 am, media converge on the Center in Pensacola. Of course, for safety of t

Meanwhile, on the refuge's west side, the cameras cap-tured a second family group with two kittens. They look to be about one month older than those in the first family group. Unique morphological cha

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US Navy 070604-N-4965F-006 Sailors assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band perform on Midway Atoll for more than 1,500 distinguished guests and visitors of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, International Midway Memorial Found

battle commemorations on midway atoll 2007 in midway atoll

In May, bog conservationists from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia convened in the north Georgia mountains for the spring, 2014 meeting of the Bog Learning Network. The event provided an opportu

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In May, bog conservationists from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia convened in the north Georgia mountains for the spring, 2014 meeting of the Bog Learning Network. The event provided an opportu

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October 9, 2012: Endangered whooping cranes to add to the recovery of the species learn their migration route above Pencatonica, IL. Photo: Operation Migration.

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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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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Black Skimmer at Belle Pass, La. by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS during a search a rescue mission July 11, 2010 5351

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Chutes and ladders on the beach. This baby is doing great!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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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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The bog turtle is protected under the Endangered Species Act and has suffered heavily from poaching.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS

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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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Given the rarity of northern long-eared bats, biologists were excited to catch and tag them!
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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As part of their reproductive cycle, the wavy-rayed lampmussel attracts fish which nip at the mussels display, orange in this case, thinking they're get a meal. Instead, the larval mussels, contained

Jo Santiago, a wildlife biologist and a raptor rehabilitation specialist, handles Zacchaeus, a Merlin during a presentation in Washington D.C., April 24, 2019. (Forest Service photo by Tanya Flores)

At up to two and a half feet in length, Eastern hellbenders can be an impressive sight. These aquatic salamanders are found in Appalachian streams, and have declined to the point that they’ve been con

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Great Egret, gulls, pelicans

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Jo Santiago, a wildlife biologist and a raptor rehabilitation specialist, handles Micah, an American Kestrel during a presentation in Washington D.C., April 24, 2019. (Forest Service photo by Tanya Fl

Harris Hawks aren't like most raptors when it comes to hunting, they actually to hunt in small groups similar to the way wolves and other pack animals do.

Given the rarity of northern long-eared bats, biologists were excited to catch and tag them!
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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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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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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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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Public involvement underway for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the threatened loggerhead sea turtle-NW Atlantic Ocean.August 7, 2013Photo by Lilibeth Serrano, Public Affairs Specialist

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Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus chick, Puerto Rico. This chick has just 5 days old. Each chick is ringed to facilitate the monitoring.

March 25, 2011 - Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
These are adult LA Pearshell mussels in Black Creek, one of the two field sites. The mussels are tagged with a number by Tony Brady.
Photographer: Tony

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A Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi). These aquatic salamanders are indicators of healthy water since they’re sensitive to low oxygen and polluted waters. The cold doesn’t bother them though. Near

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One of the mussels that is held at the Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center.
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Given their rarity, biologists were excited when northern long eared bats were able to be tagged.
Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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Red wolf found shot in Washington County, N.C. on Nov. 18, 2013 This is the fifth red wolf killed or missing in less than a month. Photo by USFWS.

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October 9, 2012: Endangered whooping cranes to add to the recovery of the species learn their migration route above Pencatonica, IL. Photo: Operation Migration.

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