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Image: Bobcat Tracking
Bobcat Tracking
Bobcat Tracking
Bobcat Tracking

A Vermont Unit researcher outfits a captured bobcat with a lightweight GPS collar that will record its daily movements.The collar will provide information on bobcat home range size, habitat use, and movements.

A Vermont Unit researcher outfits a captured bobcat with a lightweight GPS collar that will record its daily movements.The collar will provide information on bobcat home range size, habitat use, and movements.

Image: Bobcat Tracking
Bobcat Tracking
Bobcat Tracking
Bobcat Tracking

A Vermont Unit researcher outfits a captured bobcat with a lightweight GPS collar that will record its daily movements.The collar will provide information on bobcat home range size, habitat use, and movements.

A Vermont Unit researcher outfits a captured bobcat with a lightweight GPS collar that will record its daily movements.The collar will provide information on bobcat home range size, habitat use, and movements.

Image: A Hermit Thrush on the Nest in Arizona
A Hermit Thrush on the Nest in Arizona
A Hermit Thrush on the Nest in Arizona
A Hermit Thrush on the Nest in Arizona

Hermit thrushes are a songbird species that was strongly affected by plant community changes in mountains because of reduced snowpack and cascading ecological effects, according to a USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit study.

Hermit thrushes are a songbird species that was strongly affected by plant community changes in mountains because of reduced snowpack and cascading ecological effects, according to a USGS Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit study.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Scenic view of rock formation and coast line.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Coastal view showing rocks and coast line.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Shoreline view with snow-topped mountains in background.

Shoreline view with snow-topped mountains in background.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Shoreline seen through trees with hills in background.

Shoreline seen through trees with hills in background.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Inlet with sandy shore and coastal rock forms.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Waves crashing against rocky shoreline.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Waves crashing at sandy inlet surrounded by rocky coast.

Waves crashing at sandy inlet surrounded by rocky coast.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Coastal view showing rocks and coast line.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Scenic view of a tree on coastal rocks by shore line.

Scenic view of a tree on coastal rocks by shore line.

Image: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park

Coastal view showing rocks and coast line.

Image: USGS Scientist Set Mistnets for West Nile Virus Monitoring
USGS Scientist Set Mistnets for West Nile Virus Monitoring
USGS Scientist Set Mistnets for West Nile Virus Monitoring
Image: River in Fall
River in Fall
River in Fall
River in Fall

View from the bank of a river. The variegated forest in the background indicates the fall season.

View from the bank of a river. The variegated forest in the background indicates the fall season.

Image: Potomac River and Forest
Potomac River and Forest
Potomac River and Forest
Potomac River and Forest

View of the Potomac River from a bank.  Across the river is a forest of trees shedding leaves.

View of the Potomac River from a bank.  Across the river is a forest of trees shedding leaves.

Image: Diatoms (50 Species)
Diatoms (50 Species)
Diatoms (50 Species)
Diatoms (50 Species)

Photomicrograph depicting the siliceous frustulesof fifty species of diatoms arranged within a circular shape. Diatoms form the base of many marine and aquatic food chains and upon death, their glassy frustules form sediments known as diatomaceous earth.

Photomicrograph depicting the siliceous frustulesof fifty species of diatoms arranged within a circular shape. Diatoms form the base of many marine and aquatic food chains and upon death, their glassy frustules form sediments known as diatomaceous earth.

Image: Diatoms (50 Species)
Diatoms (50 Species)
Diatoms (50 Species)
Diatoms (50 Species)

A photomicrograph depicting the siliceous frustules of fifty species of diatoms arranged within a circular shape. The image has been inverted to white on black to bring out details. Diatoms form the base of many marine and aquatic foodchains and upon death, their glassy frustules form sediments known as diatomaceous earth.

A photomicrograph depicting the siliceous frustules of fifty species of diatoms arranged within a circular shape. The image has been inverted to white on black to bring out details. Diatoms form the base of many marine and aquatic foodchains and upon death, their glassy frustules form sediments known as diatomaceous earth.

Avalanche debris at end of avalanche path near railway shed
Avalanche debris next to highway and protective railway shed
Avalanche debris next to highway and protective railway shed
Avalanche debris next to highway and protective railway shed

Avalanche debris of snow, soil, and piece of twisted metal deposited on U.S. Highway 2 near Glacier National Park. The avalanche flowed over and around the protective railway shed in the background. 

Avalanche debris of snow, soil, and piece of twisted metal deposited on U.S. Highway 2 near Glacier National Park. The avalanche flowed over and around the protective railway shed in the background. 

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