Ecosystems A to Z
Did you know that the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is the biological research arm of the U.S. Department of the Interior?
USGS Ecosystems Mission Area scientists are leading research and monitoring efforts across the country and in some cases around the globe. Studying topics from amphibians to zoonotic diseases, they provide natural resource managers with the information and data needed to make decisions about the nation’s wildlife and wild places. In the Ecosystems A-Z series, we’ll share just some of the work our scientists are leading from A-Z, and now C is for Chronic Wasting Disease.
C is for Chronic Wasting Disease
What’s in a name? Chronic wasting disease sounds ominous, too descriptive for comfort, almost impolite in its directness. It is, in fact, a truthful name for a disease and a real threat to North America’s cervids.
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B is for Bears
A is for Amphibian
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B is for Bears
In this this installment we take on the letter B and the work we do on bears! Test your knowledge about USGS bear research with this short quiz.A is for Amphibian
On April 26th, 2021, Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declared May 2 - 8, 2021 as Amphibain Week! This is in In recognition of the vital importance of amphibians (frogs, toads, and salamanders) to the Nation’s public and private lands. Did you know that the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is the biological research arm of the U.S. Department of the Interior? USGS Ecosystems Mission Area...