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Five tule white-fronted geese flying over Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.
Five tule white-fronted geese flying over Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.
Six tule white-fronted geese flying over Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.
Six tule white-fronted geese flying over Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.
Five tule white-fronted geese take off from Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.
Five tule white-fronted geese take off from Summer Lake Wildlife Area, the primary stopover site for this species on its fall migration.
Tule white-fronted geese get ready to land at Summer Lake Wildlife Area in Oregon. The geese turn upside down and sideways to drop altitude quickly to land, a behavior known as "whiffling" or "maple leafing."
Tule white-fronted geese get ready to land at Summer Lake Wildlife Area in Oregon. The geese turn upside down and sideways to drop altitude quickly to land, a behavior known as "whiffling" or "maple leafing."
Cactus blossom in the southeast Arizona grasslands, looking into Mexico.
Cactus blossom in the southeast Arizona grasslands, looking into Mexico.
Cactus blossom in the southeast Arizona grasslands, looking into Mexico.
Cactus blossom in the southeast Arizona grasslands, looking into Mexico.
I Am An...Ecotoxicologist
I Am An...Ecotoxicologist
Close up of composite sample of oil-based drilling wastes collected in Oklahoma just prior to land application.
Close up of composite sample of oil-based drilling wastes collected in Oklahoma just prior to land application.
I Am A...Climate Modeler coloring page.
I Am A...Climate Modeler coloring page.
A Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) collected for methylmercury sampling in Montana.
A Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) collected for methylmercury sampling in Montana.
RestoreNet is partnering with the Gornish lab at the University of Arizona to better understand how a plant’s source location (provenance) influences its performance in a restoration setting. This greenhouse experiment will be conducted by PhD student, Sierra Lauman.
RestoreNet is partnering with the Gornish lab at the University of Arizona to better understand how a plant’s source location (provenance) influences its performance in a restoration setting. This greenhouse experiment will be conducted by PhD student, Sierra Lauman.
Small stream running through an agricultural area in Iowa with crops surrounding it.
Small stream running through an agricultural area in Iowa with crops surrounding it.
Hawkmoth flying near milkweed plant in North Dakota. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is monitoring milkweed populations across the Central United States.
Hawkmoth flying near milkweed plant in North Dakota. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is monitoring milkweed populations across the Central United States.
Early Life Stage (ELS) tests are used as an alternative to traditional whole-animal testing methods for evaluating toxicity of chemicals. ELS for birds involve injection into the air cell of fertile eggs early in development and artificial incubation for several days at which point tissues are sampled for analysis.
Early Life Stage (ELS) tests are used as an alternative to traditional whole-animal testing methods for evaluating toxicity of chemicals. ELS for birds involve injection into the air cell of fertile eggs early in development and artificial incubation for several days at which point tissues are sampled for analysis.
Bumblebee feeding on Phacelia flower found in an established Pollinator Plot at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota.
Bumblebee feeding on Phacelia flower found in an established Pollinator Plot at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota.
Spent oil-based drilling waste land applied on an Oklahoma wheat field after harvest (July 2021).
Spent oil-based drilling waste land applied on an Oklahoma wheat field after harvest (July 2021).
Once thought to be extinct, the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) was rediscovered in 1993 and is currently found at three population sites along the southern California coast.
Once thought to be extinct, the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) was rediscovered in 1993 and is currently found at three population sites along the southern California coast.
Orange and black excluder device (left) will contain minerals, but intended to allow livestock access while excluding wildlife. Mineral block to the right of excluder device.
Orange and black excluder device (left) will contain minerals, but intended to allow livestock access while excluding wildlife. Mineral block to the right of excluder device.
The United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.
The United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.
The light-footed Ridgway’s rail, a handsome but secretive waterbird that lives on tidal marshland fragments in southern California from Santa Barbara County south to Baja California, Mexico.
USGS is gathering and analyzing DNA from blood samples throughout the subspecies’ range to document the light-footed Ridgway’s rail’s genetic health.
The light-footed Ridgway’s rail, a handsome but secretive waterbird that lives on tidal marshland fragments in southern California from Santa Barbara County south to Baja California, Mexico.
USGS is gathering and analyzing DNA from blood samples throughout the subspecies’ range to document the light-footed Ridgway’s rail’s genetic health.
Light trails of LED-tagged sea lampreys, part of a study of sea lamprey sex pheromone antagonists, altered pheromone cocktails that can disrupt spawning behavior.
Light trails of LED-tagged sea lampreys, part of a study of sea lamprey sex pheromone antagonists, altered pheromone cocktails that can disrupt spawning behavior.