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March 7, 2025

Carolina Wrens and the Carters – A Brief History of the North American Breeding Bird Survey

Former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn were avid birders who assisted in the BBS, one of the nation’s most foundational sources for...

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March 4, 2025

Spring 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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February 28, 2025

What 100 Years of USGS Bird Monitoring Data Tell Us About Hummingbirds

A flash of iridescence caught in sunshine.

A whirring sound that moves so quickly your eyes cannot follow its source.

And then delight as you...

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February 25, 2025

EESC in the News: CWD in Elk

By Mike Koshmrl

WyoFile, February 25, 2025

Wildlife managers are plotting an initial response to the disease outbreak as more confirmed and suspected...

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February 25, 2025

Invasive Species Science at WARC

This year, we recognize National Invasive Species Awareness Week on February 24 - 28. Learn about USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)...

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February 24, 2025

Putting Fish on Ice: Designer Flows to Stop an Invasion in Grand Canyon

Title: Putting Fish on Ice: Designer Flows to Stop an Invasion in Grand Canyon

Date: February 28, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am...

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February 15, 2025

Esophageal-proventricular Aspergillosis in a Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) from Wisconsin, USA

History: An adult male 2850-g Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) was observed lethargic, easily approachable, and with a tucked head in September in...

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February 14, 2025

EESC in the News: Audubon Partnership

By Chad Wilsey

Audubon, February 13, 2025

A newly signed Memorandum of Understanding allows for both organizations to share information from some of the...

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February 11, 2025

Science for Changing Ecosystems

We are living in a time of unprecedented ecological change. USGS science can predict and help communities and ecosystems prepare for ecological...

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February 10, 2025

SPARCS: Suppression and Planning Actions for Restoring Communities and Species in the Southern California Ecoregion

Title: SPARCS: Suppression and Planning Actions for Restoring Communities and Species in the Southern California Ecoregion

Date: February 14, 2025...

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February 4, 2025

Almost 1,000 sea turtles returned to the wild after being saved from frigid water in Florida

After about a week of recovering from frigid temperatures that hit much of the Florida panhandle in late January, around 1,000 sea turtles rescued...

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January 30, 2025

EESC in the News: Turtle Trafficking

By Lauri Munroe-Hultman

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, January 2025

It takes a village to get trafficked turtles home.

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