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Image: Pacific Chorus Frog
Pacific Chorus Frog
Pacific Chorus Frog
Pacific Chorus Frog

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.

Image: Bee Hive
Bee Hive
Bee Hive
Bee Hive

A domesticated bee colony.

A domesticated bee colony.

Image: Feeding Wildlife by the Shoreline
Feeding Wildlife by the Shoreline
Feeding Wildlife by the Shoreline
Feeding Wildlife by the Shoreline

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.

Image: Defender
Defender
Defender
Defender

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.

Image: A Looking in View
A Looking in View
A Looking in View
A Looking in View

observing the mass movement of salmon and steelhead through the dam.

observing the mass movement of salmon and steelhead through the dam.

Image: A Time to Spawn
A Time to Spawn
A Time to Spawn
A Time to Spawn

Salmon and steelhead migrating through Bonnerville Dam.

Salmon and steelhead migrating through Bonnerville Dam.

Image: Clownfish
Clownfish
Clownfish
Clownfish

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.

Image: Sunset on the Gulf of Alaska
Sunset on the Gulf of Alaska
Sunset on the Gulf of Alaska
Sunset on the Gulf of Alaska

Sunset from the coastal Gulf of Alaska.

Image: Curious Fellow
Curious Fellow
Curious Fellow
Curious Fellow

A immature elk is very interested in being photographed.

A immature elk is very interested in being photographed.

Image: Elk at Play
Elk at Play
Elk at Play
Elk at Play

Two immature Elk test and develop their abilities.

Two immature Elk test and develop their abilities.

Image: Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration

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.

Image: Bison at Large
Bison at Large
Bison at Large
Bison at Large

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.

Three images showing 1) hands working on lab equipment, 2) a woman handling test tubes in a bag and 3) glass flasks in a lab.
Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations
Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations
Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations

Left: Distillation rig used in the measurement of microbial sulfate reduction rates associated with a method based on the incubation of sediment samples with radioactively labeled sulfate. Photographer: M. Marvin-DiPasquale. Date: 3/5/2001.

Left: Distillation rig used in the measurement of microbial sulfate reduction rates associated with a method based on the incubation of sediment samples with radioactively labeled sulfate. Photographer: M. Marvin-DiPasquale. Date: 3/5/2001.

three neotropical birds (Left to right: Magnolia warbler, Wilson's warbler, Canada warbler - all males) that were cought in mist
three neotropical birds
three neotropical birds
three neotropical birds

Three neotropical birds (Left to right: Magnolia warbler, Wilson's warbler, Canada warbler - all males) that were cought in mist net for banding

Three neotropical birds (Left to right: Magnolia warbler, Wilson's warbler, Canada warbler - all males) that were cought in mist net for banding

Brain corals, mangrove prop roots and squirrelfish
Corals and mangroves share clear waters
Corals and mangroves share clear waters
Corals and mangroves share clear waters

Sediment can smother corals, but Hurricane Hole has no sediment-bearing freshwater streams. Its clear waters are habitat for an entire community of marine life, including Montastrea corals and squirrelfish. Photo: Caroline Rogers, USGS, 2009

Sediment can smother corals, but Hurricane Hole has no sediment-bearing freshwater streams. Its clear waters are habitat for an entire community of marine life, including Montastrea corals and squirrelfish. Photo: Caroline Rogers, USGS, 2009

This photo of a Pacific sheath-tailed bat is the last good photo of this bat from Aguiguan in existence.
The last sheath-tailed bat photo
The last sheath-tailed bat photo
The last sheath-tailed bat photo

This photo of a Pacific sheath-tailed bat is the last good photo of this bat from Aguiguan in existence.

This photo of a Pacific sheath-tailed bat is the last good photo of this bat from Aguiguan in existence.

Boat moving fast on the water
Mobile Tracking in The Dalles on the Columbia River
Mobile Tracking in The Dalles on the Columbia River
Mobile Tracking in The Dalles on the Columbia River

Tracking/monitoring movement of juvenile salmonids implanted with radio transmitters as they migrate down the Columbia River to the ocean.

Tracking/monitoring movement of juvenile salmonids implanted with radio transmitters as they migrate down the Columbia River to the ocean.

Image: Columbia River Contaminants and Habitat Study
Columbia River Contaminants and Habitat Study
Columbia River Contaminants and Habitat Study
Columbia River Contaminants and Habitat Study

USGS scientists strategize near the Rooster Rock boat launch en route to Skamania Landing to collect fish for the Columbia River Contaminants and Habitat Study.

People pictured from the left: Glen Holmberg, Leticia Torres, Conrad Frost, Elena Nilsen.

USGS scientists strategize near the Rooster Rock boat launch en route to Skamania Landing to collect fish for the Columbia River Contaminants and Habitat Study.

People pictured from the left: Glen Holmberg, Leticia Torres, Conrad Frost, Elena Nilsen.

Image: Late Fall on the Little Missouri River
Late Fall on the Little Missouri River
Late Fall on the Little Missouri River
Late Fall on the Little Missouri River

Late fall in the North Dakota Badlands on the Little Missouri River near Medora.

Late fall in the North Dakota Badlands on the Little Missouri River near Medora.

Image: Using Airboats For Marsh Studies
Using Airboats For Marsh Studies
Using Airboats For Marsh Studies
Using Airboats For Marsh Studies

National Wetlands Research Center scientists use air boats for the marsh studies along the Gulf of Mexico.

National Wetlands Research Center scientists use air boats for the marsh studies along the Gulf of Mexico.

Beach on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Beach on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Beach on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Beach on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

Beaches in the rough terrain of Grand Canyon are a valued resource by hikers and river runners because they are fairly flat and vegetation free. 

Beaches in the rough terrain of Grand Canyon are a valued resource by hikers and river runners because they are fairly flat and vegetation free.