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A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska

A moose on the shore of the Selawik River.  This moose was present during the Sheefish sediment impact study field work.

A moose on the shore of the Selawik River.  This moose was present during the Sheefish sediment impact study field work.

Caribou crossing the Selawik River, Alaska
Caribou crossing the Selawik River, Alaska
Caribou crossing the Selawik River, Alaska
Caribou crossing the Selawik River, Alaska

Caribou crossing the Selawik River, Alaska

Image: Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska
Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska
Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska
Aerial of Beaver Creek, Alaska

Aquatic ecosystems make a difference in the carbon cycle. The location in this photo is located near Beaver, Alaska approximately 100 miles north of Fairbanks.

Aquatic ecosystems make a difference in the carbon cycle. The location in this photo is located near Beaver, Alaska approximately 100 miles north of Fairbanks.

A flock of shorebirds flying over the mudflats in western Alaska
Bar-tailed Godwit flock on Cape Avinof, western Alaska
Bar-tailed Godwit flock on Cape Avinof, western Alaska
Bar-tailed Godwit flock on Cape Avinof, western Alaska

Bar-tailed Godwit flock flying over the mudflats on Cape Avinof, western Alaska.

Bar-tailed Godwit flock flying over the mudflats on Cape Avinof, western Alaska.

Image: Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

Image: Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow, Alaska

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska
Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska
Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska
Spawing sockeye salmon in a Matanuska River side channel, Alaska

A spawining sockeye salmon with it's back out of the water in a side channel of the Matanuska River.

A spawining sockeye salmon with it's back out of the water in a side channel of the Matanuska River.

Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon
Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon
Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon
Eelgrass in Kinzarof Lagoon

Eelgrass (Zolstera marina) in Kinzarof Lagoon

Eelgrass (Zolstera marina) in Kinzarof Lagoon

A bridge over the Matanuska River
A bridge over the Matanuska River
A bridge over the Matanuska River
A bridge over the Matanuska River

Scenic view of the Matanuska River with a bridge spanning across. This photo was part of an erosion project on the river.

Scenic view of the Matanuska River with a bridge spanning across. This photo was part of an erosion project on the river.

A glacier and mountains
Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Columbia Glacer in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit
Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit
Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit
Spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit

Bob Gill spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

Bob Gill spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

A shorebird walking through the grasses in southwestern Alaska
Marbled Godwit near Ugashik, Alaska
Marbled Godwit near Ugashik, Alaska
Marbled Godwit near Ugashik, Alaska

Marbled Godwit near Ugashik, Alaska.

Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest

Lee Tibbitts pointing to a Marbled godwit nest on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

Lee Tibbitts pointing to a Marbled godwit nest on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

Reflection on McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Scenic photo of McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Scenic photo of McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Small bird in a hand
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska

Townsend's Warbler held in the hand of a scientist in Anchorage, Alaska.  Townsend's Warbler is a landbird.

Townsend's Warbler held in the hand of a scientist in Anchorage, Alaska.  Townsend's Warbler is a landbird.

A view across the ice in the Arctic
A view across the ice in the Arctic
A view across the ice in the Arctic
A view across the ice in the Arctic

A view across the ice in the Arctic

Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice

Female and two young-of-the-year cubs polar bears on the sea ice 

Female and two young-of-the-year cubs polar bears on the sea ice 

A view from the inside of a polar bear den in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
A view from the inside of a polar bear den in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
A view from the inside of a polar bear den in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska
A view from the inside of a polar bear den in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska

A view from the inside of a polar bear den in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska

Holding a crow with a long bottom beak
Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak
Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak
Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak

Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak. It was captured as part of the beak deformity research project. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak. It was captured as part of the beak deformity research project. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Northern Pintail Duck on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground

Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground.

Duck with various brown colored feathers
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail

The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.

The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.

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