Ilya the manatee, famous for swimming up the Atlantic in the summer of 2009, is recognizeable in part due to the white scar on his head.
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Ilya the manatee, famous for swimming up the Atlantic in the summer of 2009, is recognizeable in part due to the white scar on his head.
Greater sage-grouse flying.
Greater sage-grouse flying.
Scientist holding Razorback sucker fish caught and to be released for survey of razorback sucker populations in Lake Mead.
Scientist holding Razorback sucker fish caught and to be released for survey of razorback sucker populations in Lake Mead.
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Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny) (pink variety); middle row: G. ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii (Parker, Jones, and Brady), Globigerina digitata (Brady); bottom row: G.
Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny) (pink variety); middle row: G. ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii (Parker, Jones, and Brady), Globigerina digitata (Brady); bottom row: G.
The USGS Biology Resources Discipline showcased research in the fields of genetics and genomics on March 10, 2010 in the South Interior Building of the Department of the Interior.
The USGS Biology Resources Discipline showcased research in the fields of genetics and genomics on March 10, 2010 in the South Interior Building of the Department of the Interior.
Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.
Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.
Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.
Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.
Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.
Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.
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A curious manatee calf encounters a snorkeling scientist as the USGS Sirenia Project conducts fieldwork at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
A curious manatee calf encounters a snorkeling scientist as the USGS Sirenia Project conducts fieldwork at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a meadow located in Point Reyes National Seashore.
A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a meadow located in Point Reyes National Seashore.
The Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health. Human - wildlife interactions threatened by emerging diseases including avian influenza.
The Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health. Human - wildlife interactions threatened by emerging diseases including avian influenza.
A red racer defends his home in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
A red racer defends his home in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
observing the mass movement of salmon and steelhead through the dam.
observing the mass movement of salmon and steelhead through the dam.
Salmon and steelhead migrating through Bonnerville Dam.
Salmon and steelhead migrating through Bonnerville Dam.
Clownfish and a living sea anemone survive in a coral reef that has been decimated by natural and human disasters.
Clownfish and a living sea anemone survive in a coral reef that has been decimated by natural and human disasters.
Sunset from the coastal Gulf of Alaska.
Sunset from the coastal Gulf of Alaska.
A immature elk is very interested in being photographed.
A immature elk is very interested in being photographed.
Two immature Elk test and develop their abilities.
Two immature Elk test and develop their abilities.
A large cooperative project is taking place with Olympic National Park in the Elwha River in anticipation of removal of two dams. Restoration of the entire river to natural free flows will allow returning salmon access to historic spawning grounds.
A large cooperative project is taking place with Olympic National Park in the Elwha River in anticipation of removal of two dams. Restoration of the entire river to natural free flows will allow returning salmon access to historic spawning grounds.
Older Bison who was very friendly and thought he was going to be fed.
Older Bison who was very friendly and thought he was going to be fed.