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Bobcats are nocturnal, they're mostly active at night. It is rare to see them during the day. They are solitary hunters, able to leap up to 10 feet to catch their prey. Their diet consists mostly of s

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As part of an education and outreach program, students got to see and ask questions about a live bald eagle

Photo credit: Greg Thompson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

A Juvenile Whooping Crane is examined by a veterinarian to insure it is healthy. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Deatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

Dr. Sharon Taylor, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, releases a Northern Gannet at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg, Fla., May 30, 2010. The bird, along with five oth

Brown pelican chicks on Mangrove Island by Tom MacKenzie USFWS aug 22 2010

May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS

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By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAPPuerto Rican Parrot nest
The male feeding their babies after feeding the female.

By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

A couple of Puerto Rican Parrot feeding their babies.

May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS

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Now is a great time to visit Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge to see black bear cubs exploring with their mothers. The American black bear can live up to 25 years. They eat mostly berries, nut

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A laughing gull stands on eroded shoreline filled with decayed tree roots on Boneyard Beach at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.
Photo: Stacy Shelton, USFWS.

www.fws.gov/caperomain/

Elegant Tern chicks and parents in the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, on San Diego Bay in San Diego County, California. Photo: Brian Collins/USFWS − U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Sou

A large alligator checks out a prescribed fire at Ace Basin NWR. The prescribed fire was conducted by USFWS firefighters on 3/10/14 to help reduce wildfire risk and improve wildlife habitat.

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At Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Three juvenile Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) begin to leave a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl.
In total, the Refuge a

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Roseate Spoonbills out in the water. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

This bird wants to remind you that there's no littering allowed on our refuges :)
Credit: Allie Stewart, USFWS.

www.fws.gov/mattamuskeet/

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Five Red Eared Turtles on a log enjoying their day. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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Bald Eagle with Common Murre, crow in pursuit

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

Alligators often cruise Woody Pond disguised by duckweed and other aquatic plants as they enjoy the freshwater impoundments.

Credit: USFWS/Jamie Letendre

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A radio transmitter is applied to the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR

Scientific name: Charadius melodius
Common name Piping Plover
Common name Spanish: Playero melódico
Status: Threatened
Listed on December 11, 1985
Location: Puerto Rico
Photo by Mike Morel
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Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

By: Carlos Pacheco USFWS
May 01, 2012

A crested toad was available on our table for the exhibition.

Fork-tailed Storm Petrels Oceanodroma furcata feeding

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

California Sea Lion

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Sea lemon nudibranch (Anisodoris nobilis)

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Gunshot red wolf found on private property north of the Town of Swanquarter, in western Hyde County, North Carolina, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Public domain Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv

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Houston, Texas, October 1, 2008 -- This Pelican is being held by a wildlife worker. Hurricane Ike disrupted the wildlife, such as birds. The US Fish and Wildlife Service rescued this endangered peli

August 1, 2010, Apalachicola, Florida - Brown Pelicans flying over St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge. This image was taken during an aerial survey from a helicopter along the Florida coastline and

January 2013 - US Fish and Wildlife Service employee Mary Jo Hill attempting to locate two radio collared mountain lions siblings (a male and a female) with radio direction finding equipment. They had

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Juvenile Whooping Cranes (Grus Americana) feed shortly after leaving a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

A veterinarian prepares to place a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. The hood will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus looking for food. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood duck box set-up preparations. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

A student prepares to band a little brown bat held by Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Alyssa Bennett. In the background is retired New York Department of Environmental Conservation b

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The northern gannet can dive for food from as high as 130 feet in the air, entering the water barely causing a splash. While most fish are caught by shallow dives, the gannet has been recorded going d

American Bittern in Chase Prarie, along Round Top Trail.
Date: November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

Weighing a captive juvenile Whooping Crane. The weight of the person is subtrated from the total to determine the bird's weight. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL

Merritt Island NWR conducts a prescribed fire on the south end of the refuge. This area of the refuge is considered prime scrub jay habitat. The fire crew works closely with the refuge biologist to

Green turtles are commonly observed at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit- Kydd Pollock

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood duck box set-up preparations. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

By: Danna Liurova (DRV) USFWS YAP
May 02, 2012

A chick inside an artificial nest.

American Bittern in Chase Prairie, along Round Top Trail.
Date: November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

Red-legged Frog eggs

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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By: Danna Liurova (DRV) USFWS YAP
May 01, 2012

The Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Sapo Concho).

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Jenny Sanders, with the Little Tennessee Watershed Association, holds a wavy-rayed lampmussel in her hand.
Credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS

www.fws.gov/asheville/

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By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

A Puerto Rican parrot eating fruit.

Closeup photo of James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina) found during a stream survey in August 22, 2006. Credit: USFWS

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Credit: G. Peeples/USFWS

www.fws.gov/asheville/

By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

Parrots eating their daily diet.

June 12, 2012 - Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, GA.
These young wood stork chicks interact in their nest while an adult stands nearby. Notice how the chicks have "fuzzy" heads a

June 12, 2012 - Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, GA.
Alligators enjoy Woody Pond and many large males can be seen patrolling the waters that vary between 5-6 ft in depth. Alligat

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June 12, 2012 - Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, GA.
These wood stork chicks are roughly 16 days old.
Photo by Becky Skiba, USFWS.

www.fws.gov/harrisneck/

A juvenile Whooping Crane tests its wings shortly after being released from a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

August 1, 2010, Florida - This healthy common loon was sighted during an aerial survey from a helicopter. Credit: Bart Kicklighter, U.S. Forest Service. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

FWS Biologist with Condor

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

Mulitple James spinymussels (Pleurobema collina) were found during a stream survey in August 2006 in southwestern Virginia. Credit: USFWS

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Regional Director, Tom Melius, holds up an endangered winged mapleleaf mussel. The mussel was found during a routine check of underwater lines in the St. Croix

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Fish and Wildlife Service biologists used these short-tailed albatross decoys to help attract some of the critically endangered birds to Midway Atoll. The chick on the left is a Laysan albatross. The

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

Artificial nest for the breeding of Puerto Rican parrot.

Disney Wilderness Preserve
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

www.fws.gov/pelicanisland/

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: the Roseate Spoonbill feeding along the levee. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

Recovering white and brown pelicans at the Theodore Oiled Bird Rehabilitation Center in Alabama. Photo by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS. June 2, 2010 4270

July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Centers stabilize, clean, and rehabilitate oiled birds. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
See how well Loggerheads camouflage with the wrack line on the beach? This mama just finished laying her nest and is now covering it from predators such as wild h

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Scientific name: Epicrates inornatus
Common name Puerto Rican Boa
Common name Spanish: Culebron, Boa de Puerto Rico
Status: Endangered
Listed on October 13, 1970
Photo by Mike Morel

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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
This baby alligator is just relaxing on the beach. Alligators usually feed on insects and small fish until they grow large and quick enough to capture larger fish

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Scientific name: Peltophryne lemur
Common name Puerto Rican Crested toad
Common name Spanish: Sapo Concho Puertorriqueño
Status, Threatened
Listed on August 4, 1987
Location: Gabia, Coamo, Pue

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A juvenile Whooping Crane in a hood designed to keep it calm during handling is ready for being banded and having a radio transmitter attached to one of its legs. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Dec

Brown pelican snares a stick for nest building at Breton NWR. May 3, 2010 by USFWS Tom MacKenzie. Taken during a bird count preassessment prior to the oil spill making landfall. 1868

Scientific name: Accipiter striatus venator
Common name in Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk
Common name in Spanish: falcón de sierra
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

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At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge trail camera study provides eyes and ears for biologists to study panthers and their favorite food sources remotely. In just 6 months of the study, the re

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A pair of California Condors soar above Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Maricopa in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California.

Condors usually mate for life, raisin

Canal Run
November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

USFWS personnel ringing a red knot (Calidris canutus)

Assignment: 48-DPA-N_FWS_PR_Parrot] Reception, [attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the] Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, [a coop

Endagered oval pigtoe mussel in Spring Creek.

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Royal terns at Belle Pass, La. by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS July 11, 2010 5318

USFWS personnel ringing a red knot (Calidris canutus)

July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Center staff wrestle an oiled immature Northern Gannet. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

A greater sage-grouse male struts for a female at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, Mono County, California.

Photo Credit
Jeannie Stafford/USFWS − U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacif

A veterinarian is placing a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. This will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A veterinarian is placing a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. This will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A juvenile Whooping Crane is carried from the holding pen so it can receive a health exam, be banded, and fitted with a radio transmitter. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL.

Brown pelicans at a dredge spoils island owned by the State of North Carolina called "Pelican Island" near Pea Island National Wildlife refuge. One of the most popular Wings Over Water field trips tak

Scientific name: Epicrates inornatus
Common name Puerto Rican Boa
Common name Spanish: Culebron, Boa de Puerto Rico
Status: Endangered
Listed on October 13, 1970
Photo by Mike Morel

More informa

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A uniquely numbered aluminum band is being placed on the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

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