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Purple-striped jellies mysteriously appear near the shores of Monterey in certain seasons. Young cancer crabs are often found clinging to these jellies, even inside the gut. The crab helps the jelly by eating parasitic amphipods. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Purple-striped Jelly (Chrysaora colorata)
Nutria (Myocaster coypus) are an introduced semi-aquatic rodent species originally brought to Maryland for fur in the 1940s, but are since considered to be nuisance species, destroying large areas of marshland, particularly around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Nutria (Myocaster coypus)
Pelicans such as this one are common in Monterey Bay, CA and can be easily be found along the harbor and marina.
Pelican
Sea lions swim quite close to shore and dart among the boats in Monterey's harbor
Sea lion
Illustration of Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach Amaranth)
Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach Amaranth)
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
Invasive sign at trailhead
The American bullfrog is native to the Southeastern, and far western regeions of North America. It inhabats water bodies such as ponds, swamps and lakes.
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog)
Codium fragile, or 'Dead Man's Fingers' is a seaweek invasive to the northwest Atlantic
Dead man's fingers (Codium fragile)
Conceptual diagram illustrating how fragmentation and habitat degradation interact with climate change by limiting species' ability to retreat or find refuge from rising temperatures or extreme events.
Habitat degradation and climate change
Illustration of ghost net
Ghost net
Lobelia cardinalis, a common native wildlfower found in meadows and roadsides in eastern Canada, and the eastern, central, and southwestern and southeastern US. It is considered
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis, a common native wildlfower found in meadows and roadsides in eastern Canada, and the eastern, central, and southwestern and southeastern US. It is considered
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis, a common native wildlfower found in meadows and roadsides in eastern Canada, and the eastern, central, and southwestern and southeastern US. It is considered
Cardinal Flower
family of deer show their 'flags' and run off
White-tailed deer
View through my windshield of doe that just crossed the road right in front of my car, and then stopped.
Large doe crossing road
Two does and three fawns return to the pine woods
White-tailed deer family
Two does and three fawns graze the day lilies next to busy road
White-tailed deer family on road
Bryozoans foul lines in Monie Bay, part of the Chesapeake Bay, MD National Estuarine Research Reserve
Bryozoan fouling rope lines
gobbler and hen forage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo…
On the SE end of the island is a revegetation study site for determining the impact of feral livestock on local vegetation.
Feral goats of St. Kitts
On the SE end of the island is a revegetation study site for determining the impact of feral livestock on local vegetation.
Grazer exclusion sign at study site on St. Kitts
During the 17th century, African green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) were brought to the island of St Kitts, West Indies from Africa and are now considered an evolutionarily separate species. While enjoyed by tourists, their large numbers can cause problems with habitat destruction and possible water contamination.
Green monkey of St. Kitts
During the 17th century, African green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) were brought to the island of St Kitts, West Indies from Africa and are now considered an evolutionarily separate species. While enjoyed by tourists, their large numbers can cause problems with habitat destruction and possible water contamination.
Green monkey of St. Kitts
On the SE end of the island is a revegetation study site for determining the impact of feral livestock on local vegetation.
Revegetation site
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