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Vertebrates
Animals possessing a vertebral column or backbone including birds, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
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Amphibians (21 items)
Birds (62 items)
Fish (38 items)
Mammals (32 items)
Reptiles (16 items)
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Biological resource status and trends: Ungulates (hoofed mammals) [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on Ungulates (hoofed mammals)
Biological resource status and trends: Waterfowl and shorebirds [New Window]
Information concerning status and trends of biological resources, focusing on waterfowl and shorebirds
Bird Banding Laboratory: the North American Bird Banding Program [New Window]
Bird banding is used to study the movement, survival and behavior of birds. The Bird Banding Laboratory Site has links to the value, procedure and history of bird banding, how to report bird bands (English & Spanish), and resources for birders.
Bird Conservation Node [New Window]
The Bird Conservation Node facilitates rapid access to North American bird population and habitat data maintained by a broad coalition of Federal, state, and non-governmental partners in conservation. Includes life history, range, and habitats.
Bird Point Count Database [New Window]
Perform custom searches for bird count and bird habitat data or enter your bird count and vegetation data.
Bird checklists of the United States [New Window]
Geographical access to multiple bird checklists developed by others that indicate the seasonal occurrence of birds in a given area. A Record Documentation Form to document supporting details of rare bird observations is also available.
PDF Born of fire: restoring sagebrush steppe [New Window]
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center: fact sheet in Adobe PDF about the studies to restore sagebrush steppe
Breeding Bird Atlas manager [New Window]
Data management system for Breeding Bird Atlas projects in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in Vermont.
PDF Buck Island Reef National Monument Sea Turtle Research Program: Sea turtle nesting research & monitoring protocols manual [New Window]
Manual for research program on the nesting habits of sea turtles of the Virgin Islands, with descriptions of species, nesting behavior, observation methods, record keeping, tagging, and tissue sample collection. (PDF file, 121 pp.)
Chronic Wasting Disease [New Window]
Information on National Wildlife Center research on Chronic Wasting Disease, a disease affecting the nervous system of elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer.
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