USGS scientist holding an adult banded Piping Plover on Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
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USGS scientist holding a banded Piping Plover on Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
USGS scientist holding an adult banded Piping Plover on Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
Common Checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis
Closeup of a Common Checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis feeding on a yellow flower located in a pollinator plot in North Dakota.
Closeup of a Common Checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis feeding on a yellow flower located in a pollinator plot in North Dakota.
Banded adult Piping Plover on river mile 1334 of the Missouri River, North Dakota
Banded adult Piping Plover on river mile 1334 of the Missouri River, North Dakota
Banded adult Piping Plover on river mile 1334 of the Missouri River, North Dakota
Adult Piping Plover showing broken-wing display to lure predator away from nest.
Adult Piping Plover showing broken-wing display to lure predator away from nest.
Adult Piping Plover showing broken-wing display to lure predator away from nest.
Finding compatibility between renewable energy and whooping crane habitat
In the northern Great Plains, conservation actions focus on maintaining the intactness of native grasslands and wetlands because they support high numbers of breeding and migrating bird species. Energy developers typically employ an “avoidance-first” wildlife mitigation strategy, in which they try to avoid known negative impacts to wildlife.
In the northern Great Plains, conservation actions focus on maintaining the intactness of native grasslands and wetlands because they support high numbers of breeding and migrating bird species. Energy developers typically employ an “avoidance-first” wildlife mitigation strategy, in which they try to avoid known negative impacts to wildlife.
Cannibalistic morph Barred Tiger Salamander Closeup
Cannibalistic morph Barred Tiger Salamander Closeup, Jamestown, ND. Perhaps the rarest barred tiger salamander morphotype is the "cannibal" morph. Cannibal morphs are typically larvae and are distinguished by their disproportionally larger heads and pronounced vomerine teeth.
Cannibalistic morph Barred Tiger Salamander Closeup, Jamestown, ND. Perhaps the rarest barred tiger salamander morphotype is the "cannibal" morph. Cannibal morphs are typically larvae and are distinguished by their disproportionally larger heads and pronounced vomerine teeth.
Barred Tiger Salamander larvae
Cannibal morph Barred Tiger Salamander larvae in a bucket of typical morphs larvae, Kidder County, ND.
Cannibal morph Barred Tiger Salamander larvae in a bucket of typical morphs larvae, Kidder County, ND.
Barred Tiger Salamander cannibal larvae with typical larvae in its mouth
Barred Tiger Salamander larva with typical larva in its mouth, Kidder County, ND.
Barred Tiger Salamander larva with typical larva in its mouth, Kidder County, ND.
A bull elk with chronic wasting disease
A bull elk with chronic wasting disease at Wind Cave National Park. The emaciated appearance and drooping ears are characteristic of latter stages of infection.
A bull elk with chronic wasting disease at Wind Cave National Park. The emaciated appearance and drooping ears are characteristic of latter stages of infection.
Sphecid wasp nectaring on Canada thistle
Image of a Sphecid wasp, Specidae sp. nectaring on Canada thistle, (Cirsium arvense).
Image of a Sphecid wasp, Specidae sp. nectaring on Canada thistle, (Cirsium arvense).
Biological Science Technician surveying breeding birds
Biological Science Technician surveying breeding birds on both idle and hayed portions of a CRP grassland in Sheridan County, Montana
Biological Science Technician surveying breeding birds on both idle and hayed portions of a CRP grassland in Sheridan County, Montana
Barred Tiger Salamanders and fathead minnows in amphibian type funnel trap
Barred Tiger Salamanders and fathead minnows in amphibian type funnel trap, Kidder County, ND.
Barred Tiger Salamanders and fathead minnows in amphibian type funnel trap, Kidder County, ND.
USGS scientist holds a captured whooping crane.
USGS scientist Dave Brandt holds a captured whooping crane while Dr. Barry Hartup with the International Crane Foundation assesses the bird's health before marking.
USGS scientist Dave Brandt holds a captured whooping crane while Dr. Barry Hartup with the International Crane Foundation assesses the bird's health before marking.
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American, while often appearing as being isolated from each other, are interconnect to each through a variety of ways including temporary surface-water flows, long-term groundwater flows, and biotic movements.
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American, while often appearing as being isolated from each other, are interconnect to each through a variety of ways including temporary surface-water flows, long-term groundwater flows, and biotic movements.
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Male sharp-tailed grouse during spring breeding season
Image of a Male Sharp-tailed grouse during spring breeding season in North Dakota
Image of a Male Sharp-tailed grouse during spring breeding season in North Dakota
Early establishing species in a prairie reconstruction
Typical early establishing species in a prairie reconstruction planted with a low-diversity seed mix.
Typical early establishing species in a prairie reconstruction planted with a low-diversity seed mix.
Newly hatched Killdeer young and unhatched egg in nest bowl
Newly hatched Killdeer young and unhatched egg in nest bowl found on Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
Newly hatched Killdeer young and unhatched egg in nest bowl found on Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
Upland Sandpiper fledgling
Image of Upland Sandpiper fledgling taken during Breeding Bird Surveys in Day County, South Dakota.
Image of Upland Sandpiper fledgling taken during Breeding Bird Surveys in Day County, South Dakota.
Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum, in prairie region in North Dakota, USA
Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum, located in a prairie region in North Dakota, USA
Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum, located in a prairie region in North Dakota, USA
Image of Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center from hill above our Administration building in Jamestown, North Dakota
linkImage of Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center from hill above our Administration building, Jamestown, North Dakota
Image of Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center from hill above our Administration building in Jamestown, North Dakota
linkImage of Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center from hill above our Administration building, Jamestown, North Dakota