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Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest
Scientist pointing to hidden Marbled godwit nest

Lee Tibbitts pointing to a Marbled godwit nest on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

Reflection on McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska
McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Scenic photo of McKinley Lake near Cordova, Alaska

Small bird in a hand
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska
Townsend's Warbler in Anchorage, Alaska

Townsend's Warbler held in the hand of a scientist in Anchorage, Alaska.  Townsend's Warbler is a landbird.

Townsend's Warbler held in the hand of a scientist in Anchorage, Alaska.  Townsend's Warbler is a landbird.

Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Female and two cubs polar bears on the sea ice
Holding a crow with a long bottom beak
Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak
Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak
Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak

Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak. It was captured as part of the beak deformity research project. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Northwestern Crow with an elongated lower beak. It was captured as part of the beak deformity research project. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Duck with various brown colored feathers
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail

The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.

The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.

Northern Pintail Duck swimming
Northern Pintail Duck
Northern Pintail Duck
Northern Pintail Duck

Northern Pintail Duck swimming in a lake

Image shows a drill rig on a snowy landscape
Gas Hydrate Drill Rig at the Mt. Elbert Test Site in Alaska
Gas Hydrate Drill Rig at the Mt. Elbert Test Site in Alaska
Gas Hydrate Drill Rig at the Mt. Elbert Test Site in Alaska

A drill rig at the Mount Elbert test site in Alaska's North Slope, just west of Prudhoe Bay. USGS joined BP Exploration (Alaska) and the U.S. Department of Energy to drill a test well to study natural gas production from gas hydrate deposits. Read more about the Mt.

A drill rig at the Mount Elbert test site in Alaska's North Slope, just west of Prudhoe Bay. USGS joined BP Exploration (Alaska) and the U.S. Department of Energy to drill a test well to study natural gas production from gas hydrate deposits. Read more about the Mt.

Three caribou from the Porcupine Herd standing on the tundra
Caribou of the Porcupine Herd
Caribou of the Porcupine Herd
Caribou of the Porcupine Herd

Three caribou standing in the tundra.  These caribou are part of the Porcupine caribou herd.

Three caribou standing in the tundra.  These caribou are part of the Porcupine caribou herd.

Eroding bluffs
Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast
Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast
Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast

Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast. Note light permafrost in bluff face, below top few feet of soil and vegetation.

Wooden boat rests along a muddy coastline on a bluff, bluff is crumbling onto beach in foreground, building sits in background.
Whaling boat in Lonely, Alaska
Whaling boat in Lonely, Alaska
Whaling boat in Lonely, Alaska

This nearly century-old whaling boat rests along the Beaufort Sea coast near Lonely, Alaska in July, 2007. The boat was washed away to sea just a few months later.

This nearly century-old whaling boat rests along the Beaufort Sea coast near Lonely, Alaska in July, 2007. The boat was washed away to sea just a few months later.

Image: Alaskan Pipeline
Alaskan Pipeline
Alaskan Pipeline
Alaskan Pipeline

Trans-Alaska Pipeline, northern Brooks Range, Alaska. Rocks in the background produce oil on the North Slope.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline, northern Brooks Range, Alaska. Rocks in the background produce oil on the North Slope.

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