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Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) images.
Masked up and en route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
Masked up and en route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
A dragonfly nymph
Damselfly nymph
Damselfly nymph
Rich Kim works on giant gartersnake trap building.
Rich Kim works on giant gartersnake trap building.
Adam Backlin and Elizabeth Gallegos translocatw an egg mass of the California Red Legged Frog from a donor site in the mountains of Baja California MX. The recipient site, where the photo was taken, was at Mesa Grande in San Diego County.
Adam Backlin and Elizabeth Gallegos translocatw an egg mass of the California Red Legged Frog from a donor site in the mountains of Baja California MX. The recipient site, where the photo was taken, was at Mesa Grande in San Diego County.
Researchers Liz Gallegos and Adam Backlin releasing California red-legged frog tadpoles into a temporary enclosure as part of an international translocation. The tadpoles were collected from the Sierra San Pedro Martir mountains of Baja California, Mexico and transported to two sites in the United States.
Researchers Liz Gallegos and Adam Backlin releasing California red-legged frog tadpoles into a temporary enclosure as part of an international translocation. The tadpoles were collected from the Sierra San Pedro Martir mountains of Baja California, Mexico and transported to two sites in the United States.
Humpback and California Sea Lion
Humpback Whale
Clouds over Lake Cachuma. En route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
Clouds over Lake Cachuma. En route to begin a photographic aerial survey for seabirds and marine mammals off Central California, over the California Current.
Checkerspot butterfly on desert marigold in Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Checkerspot butterfly on desert marigold in Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Spring bloom along the coast while conducting a seabird and marine mammal survey.
Spring bloom along the coast while conducting a seabird and marine mammal survey.
This photo was taken during an aerial photographic survey of seabirds and marine mammals along the California Coast. The project is supported by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and helps planning in advance of potential offshore wind energy development along the California Coast.
This photo was taken during an aerial photographic survey of seabirds and marine mammals along the California Coast. The project is supported by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and helps planning in advance of potential offshore wind energy development along the California Coast.
Superpod of dolphins.
Late spring snow on the Santa Lucia Mountains in Big Sur while conducting aerial surveys offshore.
Late spring snow on the Santa Lucia Mountains in Big Sur while conducting aerial surveys offshore.
Brown pelicans viewed from a plane.
Brown pelicans viewed from a plane.
Aerial image of Cuvier's Beaked Whale.
Aerial image of Cuvier's Beaked Whale.
A Western sandpiper in San Francisco Bay.
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Aerial view of a sunfish (Mola mola).
Trash bag in the ocean. Photos capture some of the visible human impacts on the California Current, from trash bags to plastic bottles to mylar balloons and ghost fishing gear.
Trash bag in the ocean. Photos capture some of the visible human impacts on the California Current, from trash bags to plastic bottles to mylar balloons and ghost fishing gear.