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Glaciers Rapidly Shrinking and Disappearing: 50 Years of Glacier Change in Montana

Glaciers Rapidly Shrinking and Disappearing: 50 Years of Glacier Change in Montana

The warming climate has dramatically reduced the size of 39 glaciers in Montana since 1966, some by as much as 85 percent, according to data released...

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Wind Turbines Affect Behavior of Desert Tortoise Predators

Wind Turbines Affect Behavior of Desert Tortoise Predators

How a wind energy facility is designed can influence the behavior of animal predators and their prey, according to a recent study published in The...

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Migrating mule deer track “green waves” of spring forage: study highlights importance of habitat corridors for migrating game and other species

Migrating mule deer track “green waves” of spring forage: study highlights importance of habitat corridors for migrating game and other species

Migratory mule deer in Wyoming closely time their movements to track the spring green-up, providing evidence of an underappreciated foraging benefit...

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Wildlife Recovery Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill was Highly Variable Across Species

Wildlife Recovery Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill was Highly Variable Across Species

Thanks to a quarter-century of research and monitoring, scientists now know how different wildlife species were injured by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil...

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Avian Flu Testing of Wild Ducks Informs Biosecurity and Can Reduce Economic Loss

Avian Flu Testing of Wild Ducks Informs Biosecurity and Can Reduce Economic Loss

Ducks in North America can be carriers of avian influenza viruses similar to those found in a 2016 outbreak in Indiana that led to the losses of...

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Billions More Milkweeds Needed to Restore Monarchs

Billions More Milkweeds Needed to Restore Monarchs

As many as 1.8 billion additional stems of milkweed plants may be needed in North America to return imperiled monarch butterflies to a sustainable...

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Asian Carp Would Have Adequate Food to Survive in Lake Michigan

Asian Carp Would Have Adequate Food to Survive in Lake Michigan

If invasive bighead carp and silver carp spread into Lake Michigan, there would be enough food available for these particular species of Asian carp to...

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Deadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

Deadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

A new tool, which predicted the recent, rapid growth and continued spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, can help forecast and manage other...

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Florida Manatees Likely to Persist For At Least 100 Years—US Geological Survey  

Florida Manatees Likely to Persist For At Least 100 Years—US Geological Survey  

Florida’s iconic manatee population is highly likely to endure for the next 100 years, so long as wildlife managers continue to protect the marine...

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Scientists Evaluate Ways to Save Hawaiian Honeycreeper

Scientists Evaluate Ways to Save Hawaiian Honeycreeper

Long distance flights in search of flowering trees threatens the Hawaiian Iiwi as climate change increases the distribution of avian diseases

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Media Inquiries on USGS Manatee Research

Media Inquiries on USGS Manatee Research

We appreciate your interest in USGS' Sirenia Project. To help inform members of the media and public, we have provided relevant publications, reports...

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Turtles Die in Southern California Lake Following Drought and Fire

Turtles Die in Southern California Lake Following Drought and Fire

Almost all of the turtles living in a southern California lake died following a large fire and years of drought, according to a new U.S. Geological...

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