43Families attending the 2011 Endangered Species Day in Puerto Rico le...
May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS
48Volunteer College Student exhibiting boa at the Zoo. (5756193804)
May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS
36 inch diameter steel hard boom at barataria bay (5015293624)
Worker assemble foam filled 36-inch steel pipe hard boom in Barataria Bay to deflect and canalize incoming oil. Photo by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS. 4724
52Rafael Gonzalez, USFWS biologist and volunteer, Maria Mercedes Acost...
52Rafael Gonzalez, USFWS biologist and volunteer, Maria Mercedes Acosta helping girl plant an endangered Matabuey tree at the Puerto Rico Zoo.
4th Marine Logistics presents Colors (10670245734)
2013 Regional Director's Honor Awards cereony. Photos by Garry Tucker, USFWS
A Boat for Wildlife (4813071182)
Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: TV crews interview cover the dedication of the wildlife response boat donated by Jimmy Buffett to the Friends of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge while wildlife rescue crew... More
A Clapp FPR (5201811185)
USFWS SCA intern Andrew Clapp assists with a prescribed fire at Florida Panther NWR in February 2008. - Josh O'Connor USFWS
A delicate operation (4789730733)
June 28, 2010 sea turtle nest relocation: Sea turtle eggs are very delicate. The temperature of the eggs can affect the sex of the turtle. Boys are cool, girls are warm. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws... More
A challenge to Emeril (4821327184)
Dennis Pass, La. - Ralph Thacker, the “camp boss,” has been a cook on oil rigs for 27 years, and word of his cooking has spread among responders far away who have never even visited the barge. “Emeril Lagasse m... More
A barge named Battle Ship (4820708801)
Dennis Pass, La. - A barge named Battle Ship, which has served as a fishing camp, is now home to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel and other spill responders who use it as a base from which to patrol for... More
6,600 native trees to restore and conserve farm lands for wildlife (56...
April 25, 2011-Maricao, Puerto Rico Photo by Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS
A bunch of butterflies (7658104516)
Butterflies pollinating at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Credit: USFWS.
A boy and the earth (7210983678)
By: Carlos Pacheco (USFWS) May 4, 2012 Maricao, Puerto Rico A boy plants a Puerto Rican native species.
4 trying to escape (1) (12002080576)
4 trying to escape (1) In early December 2013 a package was brought to USFWS Law Enforcement Officer Bob Herndon by CBP at the UPS Hub in Louisville, KY. At first glance it looked like a jumble of newspaper, b... More
6 holding (12002077666)
Photo by Bob Herndon, USFWS Law Enforcement Officer In early December 2013 a package was brought to USFWS Law Enforcement Officer Bob Herndon by CBP at the UPS Hub in Louisville, KY. At first glance it looked ... More
5 finally unwrapped and out (12001618704)
5 finally unrwapped and out In early December 2013 a package was brought to USFWS Law Enforcement Officer Bob Herndon by CBP at the UPS Hub in Louisville, KY. At first glance it looked like a jumble of newspap... More
A gentle pass (4815980292)
July 16, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: Jacob Hill holds the egg as Ashley Daniels pads it with sand so that it will not rotate or shift. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/ Photo by Jennifer Strickland, USFWS.
A Florida panther using a tree as a scratching post (7656791736)
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 refuge has a... More
A gift of water (23899325948)
Bruce Butler, a Service law enforcement officer, stops along a Puerto Rican highway to share a few cases of water. Photo by Mark Davis, USFWS.
A girl and the paper parrot (7217684794)
By: Lilibeth Serran (USFWS) May 4, 2012 Maricao, Puerto Rico A girl enjoying the parrot activity.
A Girl Catching Wildlife In a Creek at Warm Springs Fishery (591295910...
June 27, 2011 Warm Springs Credit: USFWS
A happy hiker (4977308292)
September, 2010 Clawhammer Mountain hike. Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
A helping hand (4815356883)
July 16, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: UF student Seth Farris helps remove sand that was in Jacob Hill's way. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/ Photo by Jennifer Strickland, USFWS.
A Haywood Community College student helps collect stream insects (9895...
Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River, home to the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel, is also home to an annual Kids in the Creek event, hosted by local watershed group Haywood Waterways. This year, over the... More
A joint effort (4790834500)
Relocation of sea turtle nests after the Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillJuly 12, 2010 - Gulf Shores, AL: Volunteers, federal agencies, state agencies, and nonprofits all worked together to make this monumental effo... More
A legacy of conservation (5592811322)
Ellen Mesnick, a graphic designer at USFWS, obviously passed along her passion for art to her daughter, former Duck Stamp competitor Melissa. For more information on the Junior Duck Stamp competition, visit www... More
A little background info... (5580447588)
Bill Tate, fish biologist, talks to Terry Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics; Steve Seiber, Chief of Natural Resources at Eglin Air Force Base; and Rowan... More
A Little Downtime (5036416520)
Between segments, Mike Rowe returned to a gravel road and parking area to change clothes and eat, but the cameras never stopped filming. Credit: Phil Kloer/USFWS April 15, 2010 recovery.doi.gov/press/bureaus/u... More
A little break before the summit push (4976699819)
September, 2010 Clawhammer Mountain hike. Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
A little relaxing on the trail (4977319868)
September, 2010 Clawhammer Mountain hike. Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
A Mitchell County student studies the contents of his net (8019600094)
North Toe River, North Carolina, USAEach year, the Toes in the Toe Discovery program brings nearly every 5th grade student in North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community - Mi... More
A Mitchell County student takes a closer look at an insect (9897034205...
Each year the Toes in the Toe Watershed Discovery event brings 5th-grade students from North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community. On the banks of the river they rotate thro... More
A Mitchell County student wades the North Toe River (9897173993)
Each year the Toes in the Toe Watershed Discovery event brings 5th-grade students from North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community. On the banks of the river they rotate thro... More
A mixed flock - 1 (12331244983)
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 attracts mo... More
A mixed flock - 10 (12331540884)
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 attracts mo... More
A mixed flock - 3 (12331246423)
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 attracts mo... More
A mixed flock - 2 (12331094695)
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 attracts mo... More
A steady hand (4789731119)
June 28, 2010 nest relocation: A steady hand is a must during a nest excavation. Changing the orientation of the embryo in the egg can drastically affect the development of the turtle. Photo by Bonnie Strawser,... More
A shared laugh (4815364787)
July 16, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: The reason we're moving the eggs maybe a serious one, but we can still enjoy each other's company. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/ Photo by Jennifer Strickland, USFWS.
A safe arrival (4815992464)
July 16, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: The crate being slowly dropped into its carrier. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/ Photo by Jennifer Strickland, USFWS.
A pair of pelicans (4907402291)
August 15, 2010 - Gaillard Island, Alabama. Two juvenile pelicans with natal down sit on Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/
A perfect hiking day (4976702145)
September, 2010 Clawhammer Mountain hike. Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
A pair of Yancey County students check a rock for stream insects (8019...
Each year, the Toes in the Toe Discovery program brings nearly every 5th grade student in North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community - Mitchell County students visit the Nor... More
A pair of Mitchell County students check their net (8019592675)
Each year, the Toes in the Toe Discovery program brings nearly every 5th grade student in North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community - Mitchell County students visit the Nor... More
A pair of student groups collect stream insects (8026507868)
Each year Haywood Waterways, the watershed group for the North Carolina portion of the Pigeon River, brings nearly every 8th grade student in Haywood County to the Pigeon River. During the course of the Kids in... More
A pair of students check their kick net for stream insects (9895415773...
Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River, home to the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel, is also home to an annual Kids in the Creek event, hosted by local watershed group Haywood Waterways. This year, over the... More
A pair of students collect aquatic insects (9895222045)
Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River, home to the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel, is also home to an annual Kids in the Creek event, hosted by local watershed group Haywood Waterways. This year, over the... More
A National Park Service volunteer checks rocks for insects (9895393463...
Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River, home to the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel, is also home to an annual Kids in the Creek event, hosted by local watershed group Haywood Waterways. This year, over the... More
A mixed flock - 9 (12331248533)
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 attracts mo... More
A mixed flock - 8 (12331096755)
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 attracts mo... More
A mixed flock - 7 (12331110455)
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 attracts mo... More
A shed on the side of the road (37049592556)
Scenes of destruction on Big Pine Key. Photo by Dan Chapman, USFWS.
A student collecting stream insects (9897158784)
Each year the Toes in the Toe Watershed Discovery event brings 5th-grade students from North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell Counties out to a river in their community. On the banks of the river they rotate thro... More
A trio of students check their net for stream insects (8019708621)
Each year, the Toes in the Toe Discovery program brings nearly every 5th grade student in North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community - Mitchell County students visit the Nor... More
A trio of boys checks their net (8026510652)
Each year Haywood Waterways, the watershed group for the North Carolina portion of the Pigeon River, brings nearly every 8th grade student in Haywood County to the Pigeon River. During the course of the Kids in... More
A teacher helps students collect stream insects (9895361553)
Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River, home to the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel, is also home to an annual Kids in the Creek event, hosted by local watershed group Haywood Waterways. This year, over the... More
A tuckered hiker (4977324258)
September, 2010 Clawhammer Mountain hike. Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
A White Channel Catfish (6011563866)
July 22, 2011 - Enid, Mississippi This white-colored channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) was raised at a private hatchery and subsequently brought to North Mississippi Fish Hatchery for the public to enjoy. ... More
A Trout Unlimited volunteer helps (6207241231)
Volunteers from Trout Unlimited helped students in their search for aquatic macroinvertebrates. Eighth-grade students from North Carolina's Haywood County came out to the Pigeon River to learn about rivers and ... More
A work for our species (7210980532)
By: Carlos Pacheco (USFWS) May 4, 2012 Maricao, Puerto Rico Students make a wonderful work helping our planet by plating Puerto Rican native trees.
A trio of students collects stream insects (9895365063)
Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River, home to the endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel, is also home to an annual Kids in the Creek event, hosted by local watershed group Haywood Waterways. This year, over the... More
Ace Basin - Bonnie Hall 5 - Prescribed Burn December 2012 (8266180235)
The smoke column from a prescribed fire at Ace Basin NWR in South Carolina. The prescribed fire treated over 400 acres and will improve duck and other wildlife habitat. Photo: USFWS
A Yancey County student collects stream insects (9897361693)
Each year the Toes in the Toe Watershed Discovery event brings 5th-grade students from North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community. On the banks of the river they rotate thro... More
A Yancey County student with stonefly in hand (9897176303)
Each year the Toes in the Toe Watershed Discovery event brings 5th-grade students from North Carolina’s Yancey and Mitchell counties out to a river in their community. On the banks of the river they rotate thro... More
Ace Basin Gator Rx031014 (13103451433)
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. Photo Credit: Rob... More
Access road to Sandy Point NWR (37479464212)
Downed trees and shrubs along the access road to Sandy Point NWR on St. Croix, USVI. Photo by USFWS.
Access road to Sandy Point NWR (37252162710)
Downed trees and shrubs along the access road to Sandy Point NWR on St. Croix, USVI. Photo by USFWS.
Ace Basin RX 012214 (13242985373)
Fire behavior during a prescribed fire at ACE Basin NWR in South Carolina. Photo Credit: Rob Wood - USFWS
Allison Hernandez & Kara Brown Enjoy Picking (5544584406)
Allison Hernandez, Warm Springs Fish Health Center, and Kara Brown, SCA intern, enjoying dissecting fish brains. Photo Taken By: Nicole Rankin (USFWS) Date Taken: 8-26-10
Acting Director Rowan Gould speaks (5580449388)
Acting Director, Rowan Gould, speaks at the Okaloosa darter downlisting ceremony. Photographer: Paul Lang, USFWS.
Almost at the top (4976701251)
September, 2010 Clawhammer Mountain hike. Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS www.fws.gov/asheville/
Almost There! (7644485376)
July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA It's a long haul, but every step is invaluable to the hatchling's survival. The hatchlings imprint the beach as they walk using the magnetic field to return 35 years later t... More
Altamira neighboring farm gets award for their cooperation during cons...
Foto by USFWS December 3, 2011 Grand Opening of Caribbean Islands NWR Complex and Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office in Boquerón, Puerto Rico.
Amber Dawn (7609378010)
July 17, 2012 — Blackbeard Island, GA. Dawn in the waves on Blackbeard Island. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba
Amblema neislerii First Cut- Other Side (5544613600)
Amblema neislerii is an endangered freshwater mussel. The Warm Springs Fish Technology Center is conducting age and growth work on this species. usfwsyouthambassadors.wordpress.com/ www.fws.gov/southeast/youth... More
Amblema neislerii First Cut (5544616660)
Amblema neislerii is an endangered freshwater mussel. The Warm Springs Fish Technology Center is conducting age and growth work on this species. usfwsyouthambassadors.wordpress.com/ www.fws.gov/southeast/youth... More
American Alligator Swimming (5544736196)
Juvenile American alligators in the holding house. Staff are cleaning the tank for the two alligators. The alligators are held at the Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center to teach the public about reptile con... More
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) (6852439460)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Credit: Keenan Adams (USFWS)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) (6852439672)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Credit: Keenan Adams (USFWS)
American Eagle Foundation (10670165305)
The American Eagle Foundation provided a Bald Eagle as part of the opening ceremony. 2013 Regional Director's Honor Awards cereony. Photos by Garry Tucker, USFWS
American giant millipede (32869011617)
American giant millipede (Narceus), Nantahala River Gorge, in western North Carolina. Credit: G. Peeples/USFWS
An attempt to save 50,000 (4789730161)
June 28, 2010 nest relocation: As many as 80 sea turtle nests are typically laid on Alabama’s beaches with as many as 50,000 hatchlings. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws.gov/bonsecour/
An unfortunate discovery (4815994620)
July 16, 2010 - Port St. Joe, FL: Upon excavating this nest, biologists knew that there were no healthy eggs in the entire nest. These eggs were crushed prior to excavation. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/ Photo... More
Ana Román, USFWS (6499747433)
Foto by USFWS December 3, 2011 Grand Opening of Caribbean Islands NWR Complex and Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office in Boquerón, Puerto Rico.
Ana Román reading a book to children (6499792319)
By USFWS December 3, 2011 Grand Opening Caribbean NWR Complex and Caribbean Ecological Service Field Office in Boquerón Puerto Rico.
Ana Román, USFWS at the reading corner (6499794489)
Ana Román, USFWS at the reading corner
And So It Begins... (7644289418)
July 24, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA It's all downhill from here as this juvenile turtle maneuvers over the cage that his doting biological interns placed over his nest to protect them from predators. Credit... More
An Ann Marie Lauritsen, Wildlife Biologist and sea turtle expert answe...
August 8, 2013 Photo by Lilibeth Serrano, Public Affairs Specialist, USFWS
Assistant Field Supervisor, Marisel Lopez, saying a few words to recog...
May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS
Ashe and Salazar (6279892789)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar listens as USFWS Director Dan Ashe speaks. October 20, 2011. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Vero Beach, FL. Photo: Kevin Lowry, USFWS. www.fws.gov/pelicanisland/
Ashe and Salazar speaking (6280408290)
USFWS Director Dan Ashe stands next to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar as he speaks to the crowd. October 20, 2011. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Vero Beach, FL. Photo: Kevin Lowry, USFWS. www... More
Assistant Deputy of Wildlife Operations Branch at Deepwater Horizon br...
July 16, 2010 Mobile, Alabama. Peter Benjamin of the U.S. Fish and Widllife Service speaks at an operational briefing. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/
Ashley Ruiz. USFWS and Refuge volunteer, Josayra Del Valle show sea tu...
May 21, 2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, By: Lilibeth Serrano, USFWS
Asia Graves sings National Anthem (10670166075)
2013 Regional Director's Honor Awards cereony. Photos by Garry Tucker, USFWS
Award for Volunteer Service Dorothy Bambach (10592788743)
Dorothy Bambach has been a refuge volunteer for 11 years and has served as secretary of the Friends of Savannah Coastal Wildlife Refuge for three years. She has accrued more than 3,300 volunteer hours and has d... More
Award for Volunteer Service Dorothy Bambach, Friends of Savannah Coast...
Dorothy Bambach has been a refuge volunteer for 11 years and has served as secretary of the Friends of Savannah Coastal Wildlife Refuge for three years. She has accrued more than 3,300 volunteer hours and has d... More
Baarataria Bay slick (4930661834)
Photo by Steve Martarano, USFWS.
Axolotl Salamander (5543989107)
Cody Meshes assisted the Warm Springs Fish Technology Center by cleaning the salamander tanks. These salamanders are being used in reproduction and cryopreservation trials. usfwsyouthambassadors.wordpress.com/... More
Awards Youth Art Contest (6499749023)
Foto by USFWS December 3, 2011 Grand Opening of Caribbean Islands NWR Complex and Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office in Boquerón, Puerto Rico.
Award Recipients (10670251974)
2013 Regional Director's Honor Awards cereony. Photos by Garry Tucker, USFWS