Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
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Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Lesser black-backed gull flying over water.
Lesser black-backed gull flying over water.
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections, captured in Westchester County, New York, February 2013 (case 24281).
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections, captured in Westchester County, New York, February 2013 (case 24281).
Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with multiple raised lumps (nodules) in the dorsal skin of the lower body and tail covered with roughened and crusty scales, captured in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2012.
Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with multiple raised lumps (nodules) in the dorsal skin of the lower body and tail covered with roughened and crusty scales, captured in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2012.
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USGS National Wildlife Health Center laboratory technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing.
USGS National Wildlife Health Center laboratory technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing.
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Samples awaiting testing in the National Wildlife Health Center Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.
Samples awaiting testing in the National Wildlife Health Center Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.
Coral Sampling by the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station team.
Coral Sampling by the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station team.
In this image, a Gunnison prairie dog eats a bait laden with the sylvatic plague vaccine. Prairie dogs in the wild are less likely to succumb to plague after they ingest peanut-butter-flavored bait that contains a vaccine against the disease.
In this image, a Gunnison prairie dog eats a bait laden with the sylvatic plague vaccine. Prairie dogs in the wild are less likely to succumb to plague after they ingest peanut-butter-flavored bait that contains a vaccine against the disease.
Examining the wing of a bat. Montgomery County, TN. August 2012.
Examining the wing of a bat. Montgomery County, TN. August 2012.
Scientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Lawrence County, OH. August 2012.
Scientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Lawrence County, OH. August 2012.
Eastern racer (Coluber constrictor) showing signs of fungal infection, numerous white spots on belly scales, captured in Dutchess County, New York, in July 2012 (case 24042).
Eastern racer (Coluber constrictor) showing signs of fungal infection, numerous white spots on belly scales, captured in Dutchess County, New York, in July 2012 (case 24042).
USGS AMBLE coordinator Jenny Chipault inspects a ring-billed gull submitted for avian botulism type E testing. Some sick and dead gulls found on Lake Michigan beaches in 2011 had avian botulism.
USGS AMBLE coordinator Jenny Chipault inspects a ring-billed gull submitted for avian botulism type E testing. Some sick and dead gulls found on Lake Michigan beaches in 2011 had avian botulism.
Mist-net and harp trap set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, KY. July 2012.
Mist-net and harp trap set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, KY. July 2012.
Scientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, IN. July 2012.
Scientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, IN. July 2012.
Examining the wing of a bat. Monroe County, IN. July 2012.
Examining the wing of a bat. Monroe County, IN. July 2012.
Scientist taking a skin swab sample to test for presence of Pd. Monroe County, IN. July 18, 2012.
Scientist taking a skin swab sample to test for presence of Pd. Monroe County, IN. July 18, 2012.
Study of New Castle Disease in cormorants.
Study of New Castle Disease in cormorants.
Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2012.
Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2012.
Eastern rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) showing signs of fungal infection with crusting on lateral scales, captured in Passaic County, New Jersey, in March 2012 (case 23906).
Eastern rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) showing signs of fungal infection with crusting on lateral scales, captured in Passaic County, New Jersey, in March 2012 (case 23906).
Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) photographed during field work in Iceland.
Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) photographed during field work in Iceland.
Red-winged blackbird necropsy.
Red-winged blackbird necropsy.