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Rainfall & Temperature Changes Expected to Transform Coastal Wetland

Changes expected to occur within this century

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Cavefish from Mexico: First of its Kind in Western Hemisphere

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Atlantic Methane Seeps Surprise Scientists

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Continued, Unabated & Large-Scale Amphibian Declines Confirmed

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Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana

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A Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management

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...

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Large-scale Review of Amphibian Species and Community Response to Climate Change

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...

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USGS Cool Tools for Hot Topics

USGS Cool Tools for Hot Topics

WARC scientists present cool tools for hot topics at the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 2018 Annual Meeting. 

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Genetic Analysis of Florida's Invasive Pythons Reveals A Tangled Family Tree

Genetic Analysis of Florida's Invasive Pythons Reveals A Tangled Family Tree

A new genetic analysis of invasive pythons captured across South Florida finds the big constrictors are closely related to one another. In fact, most...

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WARC Scientists Honored for Decades of Research on Florida Manatee

WARC Scientists Honored for Decades of Research on Florida Manatee

U.S. Geological Survey scientists have been honored as Recovery Champions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Southeast Region for their long-term...

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USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

No one has a crystal ball to foresee what will happen during the 2018 hurricane season that begins June 1, but NOAA forecasters say there’s a 75...

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Invasive Cuban Treefrogs Leap Out of Florida, Establish First Known Population in Louisiana

Invasive Cuban Treefrogs Leap Out of Florida, Establish First Known Population in Louisiana

A population of exotic invasive Cuban treefrogs has been discovered in New Orleans, more than 430 miles (700 kilometers) from the nearest known...

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USGS Tracks How Hurricane Floodwaters Spread Non-Native Freshwater Plants and Animals

USGS Tracks How Hurricane Floodwaters Spread Non-Native Freshwater Plants and Animals

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate may have spread non-native freshwater plants and animals into new water bodies, where some of them can...

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New genetic test detects manatees' recent presence in fresh or saltwater

New genetic test detects manatees' recent presence in fresh or saltwater

Environmental DNA picks up traces of the elusive mammals’ saliva, skin, waste, or exhaled breaths.

 

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Scientists, volunteers rescue about 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles

Scientists, volunteers rescue about 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles

Florida's second-largest turtle rescue of 21st century is “exhausting, inspiring,” USGS biologist says

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Biologist starting over after Hurricane Irma damages home, office, research site

Biologist starting over after Hurricane Irma damages home, office, research site

Coral reef expert Caroline Rogers was the only USGS employee in the Virgin Islands when the Category 5 storm hit.

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Emerging Disease Further Jeopardizes North American Frogs

Emerging Disease Further Jeopardizes North American Frogs

A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale frog die-offs in the United States, according...

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