Images

Laysan Albatross floating in the waters near the Kasatochi Volcano one year after the catastrophic eruption.

Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009.

Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009 showing erosion effects

View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009.

A soil profile buried under ash from the 2008 eruption of Kasatochi volcano

Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water

R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the air.

Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009.

A Spectacled Eider carrying an intracoelomic radio transmitter near the Colville River. To track the movements of Spectacled Eider and other waterfowl for extended periods of time, intracoelomic radio transmitters were surgically implanted in birds during the late 90s through the early 2010s.

Whimbrel nest in the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge.

USGS wildlife biologist Lee Tibbitts and veterinarian Dan Mulcahy surgically implant a battery-powered satellite transmitter in a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, USFWS Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Biologist Chris Harwood releases a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus following surgical procedure to implant a battery-powered satellite transmitter, Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office

A view of a pressure ridge in the sea ice in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska. 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.

A large male polar bear weighing 1,265 pounds. Photo taken while conducting field work in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. 

Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole

An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea.

Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island