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USGS researchers at the USGS New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are investigating invasive spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Vineyards are especially vulnerable to invasive spotted lanternfly, but tree farms, fruit farms, and nurseries are also at risk of damage.
USGS researchers at the USGS New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are investigating invasive spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Vineyards are especially vulnerable to invasive spotted lanternfly, but tree farms, fruit farms, and nurseries are also at risk of damage.
USGS researchers at the USGS New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are investigating invasive spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
USGS researchers at the USGS New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are investigating invasive spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
USGS ecologists at the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University, are using trained canine scent detection dogs to sniff out invasive spotted lanternfly egg masses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
USGS ecologists at the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University, are using trained canine scent detection dogs to sniff out invasive spotted lanternfly egg masses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Invasive species create risks to ecological communities. Recently, in Puerto Rico, sharptooth walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) were discovered as a new invasive species. This project is using environmental DNA (eDNA) to sample streams and help inform where physical removal efforts of this invasive species could best be allocated.
Invasive species create risks to ecological communities. Recently, in Puerto Rico, sharptooth walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) were discovered as a new invasive species. This project is using environmental DNA (eDNA) to sample streams and help inform where physical removal efforts of this invasive species could best be allocated.
Red-spotted newt crawling in the grass
Red-spotted newt crawling in the grass
Donovan Maude, University of Idaho graduate student, catches two white sturgeon on Snake River, Idaho. White sturgeon is one of the largest freshwater fish in the U.S.
Donovan Maude, University of Idaho graduate student, catches two white sturgeon on Snake River, Idaho. White sturgeon is one of the largest freshwater fish in the U.S.
Scientists at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit worked with citizen-scientists in southern Arizona on a trail camera project to monitor endangered ocelot and overall biodiversity in 18 mountain ranges. The project included continuing education for the citizen scientists.
Scientists at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit worked with citizen-scientists in southern Arizona on a trail camera project to monitor endangered ocelot and overall biodiversity in 18 mountain ranges. The project included continuing education for the citizen scientists.
Graduate student Carli Baum is holding a johnny darter. The Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit leads research on winter stream temperatures below wastewater treatment plants and the reproductive development of the female johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum).
Graduate student Carli Baum is holding a johnny darter. The Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit leads research on winter stream temperatures below wastewater treatment plants and the reproductive development of the female johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum).
Graduate student from the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is fly fishing in Montana. The Montana Unit conducts applied research aimed at addressing fisheries problems identified by State and Federal cooperators in the northern United States Rocky
Mountains and Great Plains.
Graduate student from the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is fly fishing in Montana. The Montana Unit conducts applied research aimed at addressing fisheries problems identified by State and Federal cooperators in the northern United States Rocky
Mountains and Great Plains.
Yellowstone cutthroat trout from the upper Yellowstone drainage south of Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone cutthroat trout from the upper Yellowstone drainage south of Yellowstone National Park.
Graduate student at the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is collecting larval sturgeon fish samples.
Graduate student at the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is collecting larval sturgeon fish samples.
Shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae) is a popular sportfish that, like many bass with a limited distribution, has been affected by human disturbances on the riverscape.
Shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae) is a popular sportfish that, like many bass with a limited distribution, has been affected by human disturbances on the riverscape.
Michelle Briggs from the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit shows an angler how to measure a fish.
Michelle Briggs from the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit shows an angler how to measure a fish.
Graduate student at the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is dipping fish from a fyke net.
Graduate student at the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit is dipping fish from a fyke net.
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) are an important fishery, and along Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, there have been recent declines in catch rates for smallmouth bass greater than or equal to 18 inches (45.7 centimeters), prompting concerns among fisheries stakeholders.
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) are an important fishery, and along Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, there have been recent declines in catch rates for smallmouth bass greater than or equal to 18 inches (45.7 centimeters), prompting concerns among fisheries stakeholders.
Researchers at the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are studying diamond darter to help understand stocking decisions.
Researchers at the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are studying diamond darter to help understand stocking decisions.
Students are working with biologists in Oregon to develop an experiment that examines effects of forest management practices on the endangered marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in the Elliott State Research Forest.
Students are working with biologists in Oregon to develop an experiment that examines effects of forest management practices on the endangered marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in the Elliott State Research Forest.
A lack of information about threats to Cascade red fox and of a process for identifying and evaluating potential conservation actions is complicating efforts to conserve this State-endangered species.
A lack of information about threats to Cascade red fox and of a process for identifying and evaluating potential conservation actions is complicating efforts to conserve this State-endangered species.
Washington is the nation’s leading producer of farmed clams, oysters, and mussels, including Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum), Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), and Pacific blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus).
Washington is the nation’s leading producer of farmed clams, oysters, and mussels, including Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum), Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), and Pacific blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus).
Researchers at the South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit use several unique research avenues to address questions regarding movement, habitat use, physiology, and reproductive ecology of brown pelicans.
Researchers at the South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit use several unique research avenues to address questions regarding movement, habitat use, physiology, and reproductive ecology of brown pelicans.
Much of the scientific results showing how hunting affects gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations is from the core of the species range in Canada and Alaska, where populations are connected and robust, and wolves are numerous. Less is known about how hunting and trapping might affect wolves in smaller populations such as those found in the Rockies.
Much of the scientific results showing how hunting affects gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations is from the core of the species range in Canada and Alaska, where populations are connected and robust, and wolves are numerous. Less is known about how hunting and trapping might affect wolves in smaller populations such as those found in the Rockies.