This wild prairie dog has been tagged by scientists in an effort to study the efficacy of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague.
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This wild prairie dog has been tagged by scientists in an effort to study the efficacy of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague.
Over 30 organizations and agencies are testing a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) at sites such as the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming, pictured here. If successful, the SPV could help protect endangered black-footed ferret populations in the western
Over 30 organizations and agencies are testing a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) at sites such as the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming, pictured here. If successful, the SPV could help protect endangered black-footed ferret populations in the western
A prairie dog sits outside its burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch near Meteetsee, Wyoming.
A prairie dog sits outside its burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch near Meteetsee, Wyoming.
The image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
The image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
The USGS developed an oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered via a brightly colored, peanut butter flavored bait.
The USGS developed an oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered via a brightly colored, peanut butter flavored bait.
Cages are set up next to a prairie dog burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming to capture free-ranging prairie dogs. Once captured, each trapped prairie dog is tagged, and a scientist takes hair, whisker, and blood samples before the animals are released back into the wild.
Cages are set up next to a prairie dog burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming to capture free-ranging prairie dogs. Once captured, each trapped prairie dog is tagged, and a scientist takes hair, whisker, and blood samples before the animals are released back into the wild.
This image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
This image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
The USGS South Dakota Water Science Center is located in Rapid City, SD.
The USGS South Dakota Water Science Center is located in Rapid City, SD.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
USGS Acting Director Suzette Kimball visits the Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science.
USGS Acting Director Suzette Kimball visits the Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science.
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
Clint Otto, a research ecologist at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, partners with professional beekeepers in North Dakota to evaluate what plant species honey bees forage on and when.
Clint Otto, a research ecologist at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, partners with professional beekeepers in North Dakota to evaluate what plant species honey bees forage on and when.
The bee marked in yellow is this hive's queen. There is usually only one queen in a hive, which the worker honeybees feed, follow, and protect.
The bee marked in yellow is this hive's queen. There is usually only one queen in a hive, which the worker honeybees feed, follow, and protect.
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This wild prairie dog has been tagged by scientists in an effort to study the efficacy of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague.
This wild prairie dog has been tagged by scientists in an effort to study the efficacy of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague.
Over 30 organizations and agencies are testing a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) at sites such as the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming, pictured here. If successful, the SPV could help protect endangered black-footed ferret populations in the western
Over 30 organizations and agencies are testing a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) at sites such as the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming, pictured here. If successful, the SPV could help protect endangered black-footed ferret populations in the western
A prairie dog sits outside its burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch near Meteetsee, Wyoming.
A prairie dog sits outside its burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch near Meteetsee, Wyoming.
The image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
The image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
The USGS developed an oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered via a brightly colored, peanut butter flavored bait.
The USGS developed an oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered via a brightly colored, peanut butter flavored bait.
Cages are set up next to a prairie dog burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming to capture free-ranging prairie dogs. Once captured, each trapped prairie dog is tagged, and a scientist takes hair, whisker, and blood samples before the animals are released back into the wild.
Cages are set up next to a prairie dog burrow at the Pitchfork Ranch in Wyoming to capture free-ranging prairie dogs. Once captured, each trapped prairie dog is tagged, and a scientist takes hair, whisker, and blood samples before the animals are released back into the wild.
This image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
This image was taken during field tests to determine the effectiveness of a USGS-developed oral sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) to help immunize prairie dogs against plague. The SPV is administered to wild prairie dogs via a brightly colored bait.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
The USGS South Dakota Water Science Center is located in Rapid City, SD.
The USGS South Dakota Water Science Center is located in Rapid City, SD.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
A USGS South Dakota Water Science Center streamgage was dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City.
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
USGS Acting Director Suzette Kimball visits the Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science.
USGS Acting Director Suzette Kimball visits the Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science.
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, located in Cortland, New York, is a field station of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. More information about current research at the lab is available on the official Fact Sheet (PDF).
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
The USGS R/V Kaho was Christened and commissioned on August 6, 2014, in Oswego, NY. The vessel was designed with state-of-the-art navigation and scientific capabilities, giving the USGS modern scientific resources for research into Lake Ontario’s coastal and deep-water ecosystems.
Clint Otto, a research ecologist at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, partners with professional beekeepers in North Dakota to evaluate what plant species honey bees forage on and when.
Clint Otto, a research ecologist at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, partners with professional beekeepers in North Dakota to evaluate what plant species honey bees forage on and when.
The bee marked in yellow is this hive's queen. There is usually only one queen in a hive, which the worker honeybees feed, follow, and protect.
The bee marked in yellow is this hive's queen. There is usually only one queen in a hive, which the worker honeybees feed, follow, and protect.