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Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a dye-trace assessment. For a few hours during this research, several miles of the Missouri...

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Media Alert: Second Round of USGS Dye-Tracing Study on the Kansas River Begins This Week

Media Alert: Second Round of USGS Dye-Tracing Study on the Kansas River Begins This Week

U.S. Geological Survey and partners will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Kansas River on April 29, weather permitting. The...

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White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

New Study Unveils the Impacts of the Disease on Native Bat Populations

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Large Decreases in Upper Colorado River Salinity Since 1929

Large Decreases in Upper Colorado River Salinity Since 1929

Salinity levels in the Upper Colorado River Basin, which covers portions of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, have steadily decreased...

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Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different...

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USGS, Southern Illinois University researchers advance genome mapping for critically-endangered sturgeon

USGS, Southern Illinois University researchers advance genome mapping for critically-endangered sturgeon

This scientific advancement can lead to the development of new genetic markers that will help scientists distinguish between pallid sturgeon and the...

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