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The first wolf arrives in Yellowstone at the Crystal Bench Pen (Mike Phillips-YNP Wolf Project Leader, Jim Evanoff-YNP, Molly Beattie- USFWS Director, Mike Finley-YNP Superintendent, Bruce Babbitt-Secretary of Interior)

The first wolf arrives in Yellowstone at the Crystal Bench Pen (Mike P...

The first wolf arrives in Yellowstone at the Crystal Bench Pen (Mike Phillips-YNP Wolf Project Leader, Jim Evanoff-YNP, Molly Beattie- USFWS Director, Mike Finley-YNP Superintendent, Bruce Babbitt-Secretary of ... More

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge : 1999 upland game/big game hunting map and regulations /

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge : 1999 upland game/big game huntin...

"June 1999." Includes hunting regulations. Hunting regulations on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge: Concord/Sudbury units /

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge: Concord/Sudbury units /

"October 2000." Shows recreational facilities. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge /

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge /

"September 2000." Shows recreational facilities. Includes location map. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Falls Colors of Niobrara - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Falls Colors of Niobrara - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Falls is a wonderful time to visit Niobrara! Pictured here, the view from Cornell Bridge on the USFWS Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge.

Fort Falls Overlook - National Parks Gallery

Fort Falls Overlook - National Parks Gallery

The view from the Fort Falls Overlook, within the USFWS Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, on a summer day.

Seabirds 2, National Parks Birds Images

Seabirds 2, National Parks Birds Images

Flocks of black-legged kittiwakes and glaucous-winged gulls in the Chiswell Islands, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Jim Pfeiffenberger

Gulls flying by cliffs - Public domain natural history illustration

Gulls flying by cliffs - Public domain natural history illustration

Flocks of black-legged kittiwakes and glaucous-winged gulls in the Chiswell Islands, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Jim Pfeiffenberger

Kittiwakes near cliffs - National Parks Gallery

Kittiwakes near cliffs - National Parks Gallery

Flocks of black-legged kittiwakes and glaucous-winged gulls in the Chiswell Islands, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Jim Pfeiffenberger

Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, 2015.

Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Timucuan Ecological & Historic ...

Since 1987, the USFWS has listed the gopher tortoise as threatened in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Its status is still under review in Florida and other locations. The gopher tortoise is considered a 'ke... More

A baby owl is sitting on the ground. Baby owl great horned young.
A polar bear standing on top of a rocky beach. Polar bear bear arctic.
A bald eagle flying through a blue sky. Bald eagle flight

A bald eagle flying through a blue sky. Bald eagle flight

Eagle bird photographs: Free images of eagles, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required. A bald eagle flying through a blue sky

A brown bear laying on its back in the grass. Brown bear cub playing, animals.
A bald eagle eating a fish in a river. Bald eagle eagle bald.
A polar bear walking along the shore of a body of water. Polar bear bear wilderness.
A polar bear walking across a snow covered field. Polar bear bear walking.
A close up of a peacock's head with a green background. Peacock head peafowl.
A bright red bird perched on a branch. Cardinal bird perched.
A close up of a gorilla holding a stick. Silverback gorilla rwanda, animals.
A close up of an owl's face with yellow eyes. Owl great horned eyes.
A close up of a bald eagle with its mouth open. Bald eagle eagle bald.

A close up of a bald eagle with its mouth open. Bald eagle eagle bald.

Eagle bird photographs: Free images of eagles, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required.

A tiger standing on top of a lush green field. Tiger feline big cat.
A bald eagle flying through a blue sky. Bald eagle soaring raptor, animals.
A close up of a rhino in a field. Rhino rhinoceros black.
A close up of a bald eagle with a blurry background. Bald eagle eagle bald.

A close up of a bald eagle with a blurry background. Bald eagle eagle ...

Eagle bird photographs: Free images of eagles, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required.

A group of musks standing next to each other. Musk oxen mammals herd.
A close up of a cat on a tree branch. Bobcat wildlife predator.
A small blue bird sitting on top of a tree stump. Blue jay bird nature, animals.
Fitting the Radio Collar - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Fitting the Radio Collar - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

USFWS Wildlife Veterinarian Samantha Gibbs (left), Grand Portage Wildlife Biologist Seth Moore, USGS Research Wildlife Biologist Shannon Barber-Meyer, and others work together to fit the first male wolf with a ... More

An interagency effort (49535161751)

An interagency effort (49535161751)

Aircraft Officers from Parks Canada and the US Fish & Wildlife Service discuss upcoming operations at the Bairnsdale Control Center. (DOI/Neal Herbert)

A Glimpse of Nature (6882666961)

A Glimpse of Nature (6882666961)

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana:Geese flocking overhead. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

A Glimpse of Nature (6882667841)

A Glimpse of Nature (6882667841)

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana:Geese flocking overhead. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

Aerial above Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge - 2016 (30655239566)

Aerial above Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge - 2016 (30655239566)

An aerial view of Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, four years after Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit: Greg Thompson/USFWS More on the Long Island Nationa... More

Altamont Pass - Looking Up (23614696545)

Altamont Pass - Looking Up (23614696545)

Wind turbine at the Altamont Pass Wind Farm. USFWS photo/Scott Flaherty

Altamont Pass Wind Turbines (22987679213)

Altamont Pass Wind Turbines (22987679213)

Older, smaller and less efficient wind turbines were among those reported by AWI to have shut down November 1, 2015. USFWS Photo/Scott Flaherty

Altamont Pass Wind Turbines (23614716765)

Altamont Pass Wind Turbines (23614716765)

Wind turbines at the Los Vaqueros Reservoir, north of Livermore, California in the Altamont Pass Wind Resources Area. Older, smaller and less efficient wind turbines were among those shut down by Altamont Wind,... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875590)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875590)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875976)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875976)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170879144)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170879144)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877866)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877866)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877998)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877998)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878204)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878204)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876714)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876714)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876952)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876952)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878916)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878916)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2011 Georgia Junior Duck Stamp Winner, Colin Williams (5593216550)

2011 Georgia Junior Duck Stamp Winner, Colin Williams (5593216550)

Colin is a 16-year-old artist from Savannah, Georgia. Colin also won 1st place prize in the 2010 Georgia Duck Stamp competition and placed in the top 10 nationally. This year he hopes to win 1st place in the co... More

2011 06-East Yancey South Toe Lily with group vertical-GP (5939688683)

2011 06-East Yancey South Toe Lily with group vertical-GP (5939688683)

Students from Yancey County, North Carolina, investigate the South Toe River; USA

American Avocet (13876125863)

American Avocet (13876125863)

The american avocet is a large shorebird with a long, upturned bill. It prefers to nest on dry, rocky ground. When searching for food, it walks through shallow water and sweeps its bill back and forth. This ... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875376)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875376)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876466)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876466)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876116)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876116)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876278)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876278)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875502)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875502)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875778)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170875778)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876594)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876594)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877324)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877324)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877188)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877188)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877604)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877604)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878494)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878494)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876832)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170876832)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

American Avocet (17903854052)

American Avocet (17903854052)

American avocets forage shallow water for insects by probing or sweeping their bill side to side. This large-sized shorebird is easily identified and commonly seen in North Dakota during the spring, summer, and... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170879046)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170879046)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878338)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878338)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878592)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878592)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877430)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170877430)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878730)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170878730)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170879326)

2012 Earth & Endangered Species Day at Schiele Museum (7170879326)

For this year’s Earth Day celebration, North Carolina’s Schiele Museum chose endangered species as a theme. The Service reached out to kids visiting the museum to learn what they like to do when they go outside... More

Catherine Hibard, Greg Sheehan and Jeremy Coleman (37893679816)

Catherine Hibard, Greg Sheehan and Jeremy Coleman (37893679816)

White-nose Syndrome Communications Coordinator Catherine Hibbard, USFWS Principal Deputy Director Greg Sheehan, and USFWS National White-nose Syndrome Coordinator Jeremy Coleman Photo credit: Tami Heilemann/DOI

Group shot of Secretary Salazar, Senator Ben Nelson, and Dan Ashe with Python (6726448725)
Event Announcing Everglades Headwaters NWR (6731426621)
Group shot of Secretary Salazar, Senator Ben Nelson, and Dan Ashe with Python (6726448977)
Adult male grizzly bear (6001738931)

Adult male grizzly bear (6001738931)

USFWS employee Wayne Kasworm with a sedated adult male grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). Grizzly bears are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: USFWS

Adult non-breeding Forster's tern

Adult non-breeding Forster's tern

Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri). (Rinus Baak/USFWS)

Adult Whooping Crane and Chick (6923604379)

Adult Whooping Crane and Chick (6923604379)

Adult whooping crane (Grus americana) with chick. Photo credit: International Crane Foundation

Adult Wood turtle walking at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (6762042961)

Adult Wood turtle walking at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (676...

Adult Wood turtle walking at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Credit: Colin Osborn/USFWS

Adult bald eagle in flight at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (34252248632)
Adult Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (18384905242)

Adult Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (18384905242)

Common Gallinule, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA Credit: Steve Arena/USFWS 13 June 2014

Adult male Atlantic salmon at the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. Photo- USFWS (15876146101)

Adult male Atlantic salmon at the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. ...

Adult male salmon are used to fertilize eggs for the salmon restoration program.

Adult male Atlantic salmon at the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. Photo- USFWS (15690820230)

Adult male Atlantic salmon at the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. ...

This male Atlantic salmon will be used to fertilize eggs for the salmon restoration program.

Adult Sequatchie caddislfy. Credit- Kevin Moulton, UT (15046979024)

Adult Sequatchie caddislfy. Credit- Kevin Moulton, UT (15046979024)

Adult Sequatchie caddislfy. Credit: Kevin Moulton, UT

Adult Wood turtle in hand at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (6762041173)

Adult Wood turtle in hand at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (676...

Adult Wood turtle in hand at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Credit: Colin Osborn/USFWS

Adult Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) in flight carrying food (18896584885)

Adult Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) in flight carrying food (1889...

Marsh Wren, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA Credit: Steve Arena/USFWS 12 June 2015

Learning about new fuels (49535159601)

Learning about new fuels (49535159601)

Fire Behavior Analysts from Parks Canada, the US Forest Service, and the US Fish & Wildlife Service discuss fuel modeling with an Australian specialist. (DOI/Neal Herbert)

A broad-banded water snake eats a green tree frog at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (9516756966)
A Brace of Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) - a hen and her nine (9) chicks (18201172208)

A Brace of Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) - a hen and her n...

Hen Hooded Merganser and Chicks, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, MA Credit: Steve Arena/USFWS 30 May 2015

02-8-BO-2274 (8229882711)

02-8-BO-2274 (8229882711)

Species-rich cloud forest habitat protected through a grant project in upstream Los Negros, Bolivia. Supported by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Credit: Fundacion Natura Bolivia

07-86-DO-3925 (8230944858)

07-86-DO-3925 (8230944858)

Birding at Gachette Reservoir in the Dominican Republic. Supported by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Credit: SCSCB

1 Pollinator Garden at Gavins Point NFH (50108334998)

1 Pollinator Garden at Gavins Point NFH (50108334998)

Rudbekia flowers in the pollinator garden at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery (Yankton, SD). Photo: Sam Stukel (USFWS)

12Montana (7093532353)

12Montana (7093532353)

2012 Junior Duck Stamp Best of Show from Montana

"Ice Fishing Access" sign (9160115537)

"Ice Fishing Access" sign (9160115537)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

"No Hunting Zone" sign (9160114723)

"No Hunting Zone" sign (9160114723)

Scenery and wildlife and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. Credit: USFWS

1st prize eldest! (5727234023)

1st prize eldest! (5727234023)

A winner at the USFWS fishing derby in Hadley, MA on May 7th. credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

2002Carolina redhorse NCAFS (10673622904)

2002Carolina redhorse NCAFS (10673622904)

Carolina red horse, listed as threatened by the state of North Carolina.

06-62-CO-3457 (8230945578)

06-62-CO-3457 (8230945578)

One kind of flower that provides food to hummingbirds in Colombia. Note the pink leaves. Supported by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Credit: ALPEC

09-10-CA-4494 (8229882913), crop

09-10-CA-4494 (8229882913), crop

A fledgling Horned lark in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.Supported by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Credit: WCS

09-10-CA-4494 (8229882913)

09-10-CA-4494 (8229882913)

A fledgling Horned lark in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.Supported by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Credit: WCS

12 New Mexico (6947498032)

12 New Mexico (6947498032)

2012 Junior Duck Stamp Best of Show New Mexico

1st mangrove cuckoo sighted ... (6952271113)

1st mangrove cuckoo sighted ... (6952271113)

...on March 2, 2012 at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in FL. This photo was taken in 2011 at Biscayne National Park Photo: Rachel Frieze, Ecostudies Institute

1st prize middle (5727225963)

1st prize middle (5727225963)

A winner at the USFWS fishing derby in Hadley, MA on May 7th. credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

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