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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Science & News
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center produces a quarterly newsletter. Each newsletter includes center news, upcoming events, awards, key products and publications. If you are interested in receiving our newsletter, please contact pwrceditors@usgs.gov.
Patuxent Library Services
The Patuxent Library provides reference services and support to the staff of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and also responds to inquiries from the general public. The collection focuses on birds, contaminants, monitoring, and wetlands as related to wildlife research.
Patuxent History
Since its establishment in 1936 as the nation's first wildlife experiment station, the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has been a leading international research institute for wildlife and applied environmental research, for transmitting research findings to those responsible for managing our nation's natural resources, and for providing technical assistance in implementing research findings...