A little brown bat being released shortly after samples are collected
A little brown bat being released shortly after samples are collectedA little brown bat is being released shortly after samples are collected.
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A little brown bat being released shortly after samples are collected
A little brown bat being released shortly after samples are collected
A little brown bat being released shortly after samples are collectedA little brown bat is being released shortly after samples are collected.
Bat being swabbed to test for presence of Pd DNA
A moist swab is passed over the surface of the forearm and muzzle of each bat. The swab will be analyzed in the lab for the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans DNA.
A moist swab is passed over the surface of the forearm and muzzle of each bat. The swab will be analyzed in the lab for the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans DNA.
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in prairie
A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center prairie.
A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center prairie.
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sanderling (Calidris alba) walking on sand, seen during field work in Iceland in 2014.
Sanderling (Calidris alba) walking on sand, seen during field work in Iceland in 2014.
Massive starlet coral Siderastrea siderea
A colony of the reef-building, massive starlet coral, Siderastrea siderea.
A colony of the reef-building, massive starlet coral, Siderastrea siderea.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Lesser black-backed gull
Lesser black-backed gull flying over water.
Lesser black-backed gull flying over water.
Milk snake showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections
Milk snake showing signs of fungal and bacterial infectionsMilk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections, captured in Westchester County, New York, February 2013 (case 24281).
Milk snake showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections
Milk snake showing signs of fungal and bacterial infectionsMilk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections, captured in Westchester County, New York, February 2013 (case 24281).
Pygmy rattlesnake with raised lumps and roughened and crusty scales
Pygmy rattlesnake with raised lumps and roughened and crusty scalesPygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with multiple raised lumps (nodules) in the dorsal skin of the lower body and tail covered with roughened and crusty scales, captured in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2012.
Pygmy rattlesnake with raised lumps and roughened and crusty scales
Pygmy rattlesnake with raised lumps and roughened and crusty scalesPygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with multiple raised lumps (nodules) in the dorsal skin of the lower body and tail covered with roughened and crusty scales, captured in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2012.
Samples awaiting testing in the NWHC Diagnostic Virology Laboratory
Samples awaiting testing in the NWHC Diagnostic Virology LaboratorySamples awaiting testing in the National Wildlife Health Center Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.
Samples awaiting testing in the NWHC Diagnostic Virology Laboratory
Samples awaiting testing in the NWHC Diagnostic Virology LaboratorySamples awaiting testing in the National Wildlife Health Center Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.
NWHC technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing
NWHC technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testingUSGS National Wildlife Health Center laboratory technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing.
NWHC technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing
NWHC technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testingUSGS National Wildlife Health Center laboratory technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing.
Coral Sampling by the NWHC Honolulu Field Station
Coral Sampling by the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station team.
Coral Sampling by the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station team.
Prairie dog and SPV bait
In this image, a Gunnison prairie dog eats a bait laden with the sylvatic plague vaccine. Prairie dogs in the wild are less likely to succumb to plague after they ingest peanut-butter-flavored bait that contains a vaccine against the disease.
In this image, a Gunnison prairie dog eats a bait laden with the sylvatic plague vaccine. Prairie dogs in the wild are less likely to succumb to plague after they ingest peanut-butter-flavored bait that contains a vaccine against the disease.
Examining the wing of a bat
Examining the wing of a bat. Montgomery County, TN. August 2012.
Examining the wing of a bat. Montgomery County, TN. August 2012.
Scientist taking environmental sample during WNS surveillance
Scientist taking environmental sample during WNS surveillanceScientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Lawrence County, OH. August 2012.
Scientist taking environmental sample during WNS surveillance
Scientist taking environmental sample during WNS surveillanceScientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Lawrence County, OH. August 2012.
Eastern racer showing signs of fungal infection, white spots on scales
Eastern racer showing signs of fungal infection, white spots on scalesEastern racer (Coluber constrictor) showing signs of fungal infection, numerous white spots on belly scales, captured in Dutchess County, New York, in July 2012 (case 24042).
Eastern racer showing signs of fungal infection, white spots on scales
Eastern racer showing signs of fungal infection, white spots on scalesEastern racer (Coluber constrictor) showing signs of fungal infection, numerous white spots on belly scales, captured in Dutchess County, New York, in July 2012 (case 24042).
gull necropsy
USGS AMBLE coordinator Jenny Chipault inspects a ring-billed gull submitted for avian botulism type E testing. Some sick and dead gulls found on Lake Michigan beaches in 2011 had avian botulism.
USGS AMBLE coordinator Jenny Chipault inspects a ring-billed gull submitted for avian botulism type E testing. Some sick and dead gulls found on Lake Michigan beaches in 2011 had avian botulism.
Set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activities
Set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activitiesMist-net and harp trap set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, KY. July 2012.
Set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activities
Set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activitiesMist-net and harp trap set up to capture bats for white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, KY. July 2012.
Scientist taking environmental samples during WNS surveillance
Scientist taking environmental samples during WNS surveillanceScientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, IN. July 2012.
Scientist taking environmental samples during WNS surveillance
Scientist taking environmental samples during WNS surveillanceScientist taking environmental samples during white-nose syndrome surveillance activities. Breckinridge County, IN. July 2012.
Examining the wing of a bat
Examining the wing of a bat. Monroe County, IN. July 2012.
Examining the wing of a bat. Monroe County, IN. July 2012.