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EESC in the News: PFAS in Blue Catfish

EESC in the News: PFAS in Blue Catfish

By Linnea Hoover

WMAR 2 News, June 23, 2025

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

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Inaugural USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day - April 25, 2025

Inaugural USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day - April 25, 2025

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

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USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day

USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day

Join us for a special one-hour Friday's Findings celebrating the first-ever USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day! 

Date:  April 25, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm...

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Intestinal obstruction with Porrocaecum sp. ascarids in a Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Intestinal obstruction with Porrocaecum sp. ascarids in a Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

History: An adult, female 1130-g Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) was found dead in a field in Wisconsin, USA and submitted for diagnostic necropsy.

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EESC in the News: PFAS in Pelicans

EESC in the News: PFAS in Pelicans

Words by Maddie Burakoff, Photography by Madeline Gray

Audubon Magazine, Spring 2025

Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living...

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Vacuolar Myelinopathy in an American Coot

Vacuolar Myelinopathy in an American Coot

History: An American Coot (Fulica americana) was observed with neurologic signs in North Carolina, USA. The coot was euthanized and submitted to the U...

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American Bullfrog Acoustics and High-Performance Computing

American Bullfrog Acoustics and High-Performance Computing

Advanced Research Computing’s supercomputers enable science throughout the USGS. One project uses supercomputing to identify calls of invasive...

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

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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EESC in the News: CWD in Elk

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

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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