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Sea Duck Joint Venture Website

August 11, 2025

The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV), a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl...

Title:  Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Date:  August 22, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speakers:  Debra Willard...

New research finds that elk personality can shape patterns of human-elk conflict, whether elk are long- or short-distance migrators, and how close to...

The bacteria causing one of the largest marine species die-offs ever recorded was recently discovered at USGS Western Fisheries Research Center’s...

July 12, 2025

By Scott Simon

NPR

Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott...

Title:  Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: are expected range shifts supported by the evidence?

Speaker:  Sarah Weiskopf, Ph...

July 3, 2025

By Richard Pallardy

Science.org

Vampire bats cause an average of 450 rabies outbreaks annually in cattle in Central and South America...

By Linnea Hoover

WMAR 2 News, June 23, 2025

USGS scientists analyze blue catfish and other species for PFAS contamination as Maryland promotes invasive...

At the USGS, we are a leader in wildlife health research and disease surveillance, prioritizing the health and safety of American communities, lands...