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Eastern screech owl used to study to assessment anticoagulant rodenticide hazards to non-target wildlife
Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl

Eastern screech owl used to study to assessment anticoagulant rodenticide hazards to non-target wildlife

Eastern screech owl used to study to assessment anticoagulant rodenticide hazards to non-target wildlife

Image: Eastern Shore of Maryland Coastal Wetland
Eastern Shore of Maryland Coastal Wetland
Eastern Shore of Maryland Coastal Wetland
Eastern Shore of Maryland Coastal Wetland

An example of a disappearing marsh in the Eastern Shore of Maryland part of the  Mid-Atlantic USA.

An example of a disappearing marsh in the Eastern Shore of Maryland part of the  Mid-Atlantic USA.

Headwater stream
Headwater stream
Headwater stream
Headwater stream

Headwater stream

Blue Ridge Sculpin
Blue Ridge Sculpin
Blue Ridge Sculpin
Blue Ridge Sculpin

Blue Ridge Sculpin from Wikimedia Commons

Blue Ridge Sculpin from Wikimedia Commons

Horseshoe crab tagging in Delaware Bay
Horseshoe crab conservation research
Horseshoe crab conservation research
Horseshoe crab conservation research

USGS field crews tagging an adult male horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay to study survival and movement.

USGS field crews tagging an adult male horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay to study survival and movement.

Glenn Guntenspergen measuring elevation in a coastal wetland
Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen measuring marsh surface elevation
Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen measuring marsh surface elevation
Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen measuring marsh surface elevation

Measuring marsh surface elevation to determine if marshes are keeping up with sea level rise

A box turtle with a spool of thread attached to its shell.
Box turtle with trail laying device
Box turtle with trail laying device
Box turtle with trail laying device

Box turtle with trail laying device designed by Dr. Lucille Stickel in the 1940s. To track turtle movements, Dr. Stickel improved on an earlier trailer design described in 1927 and noted, “Details of travels can be followed for weeks or months by attaching thread- laying devices to their carapaces.

Box turtle with trail laying device designed by Dr. Lucille Stickel in the 1940s. To track turtle movements, Dr. Stickel improved on an earlier trailer design described in 1927 and noted, “Details of travels can be followed for weeks or months by attaching thread- laying devices to their carapaces.

A researcher holds a yellow notebook with ruler markings to a red eft in a plastic bag
Measuring red eft
Measuring red eft
Measuring red eft

A researcher measures the snout-vent length of a red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens). The snout-vent length is a measure of the length of a salamander from its snout to its cloaca (located just behind the hind legs).

A researcher measures the snout-vent length of a red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens). The snout-vent length is a measure of the length of a salamander from its snout to its cloaca (located just behind the hind legs).