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List of recent USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center publications.

This article is part of the 2020 Patuxent Science & News Volume 5 Issue 1...

Amphibian decline is a global conservation crisis driven by multiple interacting stressors, which often act at a local scale with global implications.

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...

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...

As wildlife diseases increase globally, an understanding of host-pathogen relationships can elucidate avenues for management and improve conservation...

Amphibian species and community richness has been declining in North America and climate change may play a role in these declines. Global climate...

Lower levels of environmental contaminants—including pesticides, flame retardants and other pollutants—were recently found in osprey eggs in the...

With summer officially here, it’s a great time to explore the outdoors! As people go hiking, camping, wildlife viewing and engage in other recreation...

Scientists investigate the impacts of shoreline armoring

Due to the global threat to health and human safety posed by avian influenza monitoring has been conducted in the United States to determine the...