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University of Idaho Doris Duke Scholars at the USFWS National Conservation Training Center. From left to right, standing: Orion Cardenas-Ritzert, Abigain Cano Perez, Dr. Kerri Vierling (faculty co-advisor), Zander Zuniga; in front, Emily Cook. Photograph by co-advisor Courtney Conway.

Pottery I made during my master’s at the University of Florida. Inspired by my research, I created a mug with my study species, the northwestern and southwestern pond turtle at the bottom.

Kaili Gregory created this pottery during her Master’s at the University of Florida. Inspired by her research, she created a mug with her study species, the northwestern and southwestern pond turtle at the bottom.

Pottery by Kaili Gregory, Georgia and Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units. Western pond turtles were recently split into two species the southwestern pond turtle and the northwestern pond turtles. Both species have exhibited substantial population declines and range contractions in recent decades.

Prairie streams are a valued ecosystem that dominates the mid-continental United States from the Canadian border to the southernmost States. The Prairie Streams and Fishes Collaborative (PSFC) is a geographically diverse group of f isheries professionals who share an interest in prairie streams and associated prairie stream fishes. 

Spotted skunks (Spilogale spp.) were historically widespread across much of North America, but long-term harvest trends and anecdotal evidence suggested notable population declines, leading to a petition to list the plains spotted skunk (S. interrupta) under the Endangered Species Act.

Ayla Skorupa, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, reviews field notes on native mussels with Unit Leader, Allison Roy (Massachusetts CRU). Photograph by Naila Moreira.

Donovan Maude, University of Idaho graduate student, capturing white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), Snake River, Idaho. White Sturgeon is an important species, unfortunately, little is known about their population ecology and whether current monitoring metrics are adequate for evaluating management and conservation success. We are working with the U.S.

Tufted puffins are an iconic species in the Pacific Northwest that provide a wide range of ecological, economic, and historically important services such as ecotourism for local communities- and bringing marine derived nutrients to terrestrial habitats.

Nine-banded armadillos—the only armadillo species found in the United States—are distributed widely across southern states.

Christina Contreras is a graduate student at the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. She's a senior majoring in Wildlife Sciences with a minor in Rangeland Ecology and Management at the University of Idaho.

Camera traps at the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit recently identified a white-backed hog-nosed skunk – the second-known sighting in Oklahoma since 1930!

Camera traps at the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit recently identified a white-backed hog-nosed skunk – the second-known sighting in Oklahoma since 1930!

A USGS scientist runs a field presentation discussing riparian and stormwater assessment at the EPA Clean Water Act 106/319 Training for Tribal and First Nation Partners in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022.

Dr. Turner received graduate degrees from University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and University of California, Berkeley. She was an NSF International Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Albany, State University of New York before joining the Wisconsin Unit in 2020. Dr.

USGS researchers from the Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit have found that the nine-banded armadillo has expanded its range to cover all of Missouri, southern Iowa, parts of Kansas and Illinois, northern and eastern Indiana, eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and nearly all of South Carolina and Georgia, as well as the western third of North Carolin

Trail cam photo of a raccoon. USGS researchers at the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are leading efforts to monitor how wildlife responds to features in residential yards.

Nikola Rodriguez exits the water after a successful sampling effort along the west coast of Hawai’i Island in September 2021. The fish will be processed and tested for the presence of ciguatoxins.

Trail cam photo of a coyote, USGS researchers at the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are leading efforts to monitor how wildlife responds to features in residential yards.

Mesopredators play important ecological roles in most systems. This group of wildlife is often well-adapted to human development and their densities can vary according to the human-subsidized resources with trickle down effects on other animals.

Trail cam photo of a squirrel. USGS researchers at the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are leading efforts to monitor how wildlife responds to features in residential yards.