Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Employee Spotlight: Melissa Roach
Newest member of the Bird Banding Laboratory has a long history with birds.
Brilliant Bandings and Superb Sightings: A Well-Traveled Turkey Vulture
One Turkey Vulture’s 3,000 Mile Journey.
Significant Milestone in Whooping Crane Recovery
This week marks a significant milestone in the conservation and recovery of the endangered whooping crane. On March 11 and 13, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center transferred its last two cranes of the approximately 75 that were in its flock to other institutions, closing out more than 50 years of the center’s whooping crane research and captive breeding success.
Employee Spotlight: Suzy Peurach Joins the BBL Team!
New member brings diverse skillset to the Bird Banding Lab.
STEP-UP Program Wins Award
The USGS was awarded the 2018 Workforce Development Partner of the Year by the Foundation for Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools (FCPS) at a luncheon attended by over 250 elected officials and local leaders, including Director Jim Reilly. The USGS is the first federal entity to receive this award.
The Bird Banding Lab wraps up banding for fall migration
Highlight of birds banded at the BBL during fall 2018 migration.
Employee Spotlight: Jennifer Malpass, Ph.D., AWB, DCA
Jenn Malpass, Biologist at the Bird Banding Lab Travels the Eastern US to Present Updates to Partners.
A Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management
As wildlife diseases increase globally, an understanding of host-pathogen relationships can elucidate avenues for management and improve conservation efficacy. Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of wildlife, and disease is a major factor in global amphibian declines.
STEP-UP Students digitize BBL’s banding records at the USGS
The BBL welcomes a new group of students with differing abilities to start employment training as part of the STEP-UP program.
Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change
Amphibian species and community richness has been declining in North America and climate change may play a role in these declines. Global climate change has led to a range shift of many wildlife species and thus understanding how these changes in species distribution can be used to predict amphibian community responses that may improve conservation efforts.
Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation students visit the BBL’s bird banding station
Undergraduate students with Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation take a field trip the BBL’s fall migration monitoring station, to learn about bird banding in the field first hand.
BBL- University of Baltimore collaboration: Reportband.gov survey results
Over 5,000 people provided feedback about Reportband.gov as part of an online survey conducted by the University of Baltimore.