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Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
A summary of the Orinoco River Basin Report Card project in Colombia.
Orinoco River Basin — A Report Card Collaboration…
Alligator in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
Alligator in the Everglades
Brown anole lizard in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
Brown anole lizard
Juvenile black-crowned night heron in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
Juvenile black-crowned night heron
White Ibis in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
White Ibis
White Ibis in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
White Ibis fishing
Wetlands and a white ibis at the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
White Ibis in the Everglades
White Ibis in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
White Ibis in the Everglades, Florida
White fish in murky green water nearby illegal shrimp pen. In Chilika Lake, active shrimp pens and abandoned nets trap sediment and kill juvenile fish.
Illegal shrimp pens
Vessel strike of irrawaddy dolphin as it surfaces to breathe.
Vessel strike of marine mammal
While tourism provides economic benefits to local communities surrounding Chilika Lake, tourist activities can have several negative impacts on the environment including air pollution, trash, noise and wildlife disturbances.
Chilika Lake Tourism Pressure
Osprey perched on a leafless branch.
Osprey in Tree
Great blue heron in the Everglades at Shark Valley Visitor Center.
Great blue heron
Perennial native plants like the bee balm (Monarda didyma) are recommended for rain gardens, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The red color attracts hummingbirds and pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies.
Bee balm (Monarda didyma)
Perennial native plants like coneflowers (Echinecea) are recommended for rain gardens, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They attract birds and pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies.
Coneflowers (Echinecea) and bee
Highbush blueberry is one of the most important plants in the blueberry family. It is found around wetlands, in woodland clearings, and open meadows, and provides food for many birds and a few mammals.
Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry)
Trash has built up over time on the shoreline of the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. This trash comes from people throwing it off of boats as well as people leaving it on the small beach. Sandusky, Ohio.
Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline
Trash has built up over time on the shoreline of the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. This trash comes from people throwing it off of boats as well as people leaving it on the small beach. Sandusky, Ohio.
Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline
Pipe Creek opens up into an estuary area which is mostly kept open for boating. Some lily pads and cattails can be seen in the shallower portions. Sandusky, Ohio.
Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
Pipe Creek opens up into an estuary area which is mostly kept open for boating. Some lily pads and cattails can be seen in the shallower portions. Sandusky, Ohio.
Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
A freshwater forest on Assateague Island, Maryland
Freshwater forest
A freshwater forest on Assateague Island, Maryland
Freshwater forest
Views of wetlands along the boardwalk in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
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