U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mountain-Prairie Region Flickr Update

Latest update from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region Moose on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge 08/25/2020 11:42 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a video: Cooling off in the Green River on a hot day at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Video: Tom Koerner/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Purple Loosestrife Blooms 08/25/2020 10:00 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Purple loosestrife is a wetland perennial native to Europe and Asia that is an invasive problem in North American aquatic habitats. This plant was primarily spread across the continent as an ornamental. Today it can be found across the entire northern half of the United States. Photographed along the Missouri River in South Dakota by Sam Stukel (USFWS). American bullfrog on pond edge 08/25/2020 10:00 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) are voracious predators native to the eastern half of the United States. Their aggressive nature makes them a problem when introduced to new ecosystems. That is the case over much of the western half of the United States where the species has been spreading for the past century. Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery by Sam Stukel - USFWS. Common Shiner (Luxilus cornutus) 08/25/2020 10:00 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Captured from the Missouri River on the border between SD and NE. Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery by Sam Stukel - USFWS. Bigmouth Shiner (Notropis dorsalis) 08/25/2020 10:00 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Captured from the Missouri River on the border between SD and NE. Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery by Sam Stukel - USFWS. River Shiner (Notropis blennius) 08/25/2020 10:00 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Captured from the Missouri River on the border between SD and NE. Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery by Sam Stukel - USFWS. Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) 08/25/2020 10:00 AM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Captured from the Missouri River on the border between SD and NE. Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery by Sam Stukel - USFWS. Ypsilon Lake 08/24/2020 08:46 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Keegan Delurey, SCA intern measures a cutthroat trout for a mark-recapture population estimate at Ypsilon Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Close to 500 fish were caputured using hook and line, fins clipped for marking and released back into the lake. Photo: Chris Kennedy/USFWS volunteer crew 08/24/2020 08:46 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: The volunteer crew and SCA intern working with Chris Kennedy at Ypsilon Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, wearing their FWS volunteer masks. The group conducted a mark recapture population estimate on cutthroat trout at the lake using hook-and-line. Photo: Chris Kennedy/USFWS Scotch Thistle USAFA 08/24/2020 08:46 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A Scotch Thistle plant at the US Aifr Force Academy. This plant is an invasive weed and the Natural Resources program employs different techniques to control noxious weeds on the base. Photo: Brian Mihlbachler/USFWS Lustrous Copper Butterfly 08/24/2020 08:46 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A Lustrous Copper Butterfly rests on a plant at the US Air Force Academy. Photo: Melissa Whittingslow/USFWS Variable Checkerspot Butterfly 08/24/2020 08:46 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A Variable Checkerspot Butterfly on aster flowers at the US Air Force Academy. Photo: Melissa Whittingslow/USFWS BTPD trapped 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Black Tailed Prairie Dogs held in live traps waiting to be processed at Pueblo Chemical Depot. The prairie dogs were PIT tagged, and pheromone and blood samples taken. They were also marked with distinctive dye colors for different social groups for a behavioral study, and some were fitting with radio transmitters. There are several research projects occurring on the base related to prairie dogs and the colony restoration project that was implemented in 2019. Photo: Rickey Jones/USFWS BTPD processed for phermone check swab 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A black tailed prairie dog is held in a pillow case for pheromone swabs and blood samples. They were also PIT tagged and marked with distinctive dye colors for different social groups for a behavioral study, and some were fitting with radio transmitters. The prairie dogs were PIT tagged, and pheromone and blood samples taken. They were also marked with distinctive dye colors for different social groups for a behavioral study, and some were fitting with radio transmitters. There are several research projects occurring on the base related to prairie dogs and the colony restoration project that was implemented in 2019. Photo: Rickey Jones/USFWS adult BTPD with telemetry collar 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Black Tailed Prairie dog with a telemetry collar held in a live trap. There are several research projects occurring on the base related to prairie dogs and the colony restoration project that was implemented in 2019. Photo: Rickey Jones/USFWS Cameron Peak Fire 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Dana Shellhorn USFWS, and two students from CSU preparing to hike out of Chapin Creek after the Cameron Peak fire started while they were working in the area. Photo: Chris Kennedy/USFWS Cameron Peak Fire 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Smoke from the Cameron Peak fire from the Poudre River valley in Rocky Mountain National Park. The fire started while biologists were in the area working. Photo: Chris Kennedy/USFWS Cooperative hunting 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A coyote and a badger are seen hunting cooperatively at Pueblo Chemical Depot. Sometimes these two different species will work communally to take down prey and even share the kill. This has been documented several times at the base. Photo: Rickey Jones/USFWS Great Horned Owl Kill 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A great horned owl flies off with an unlucky rabbit for dinner at Pueblo Chemical Depot. Photo: Keegan Delurey/USFWS SCA Great Horned Owl 08/24/2020 08:45 PM EDT USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A great horned owl with freshly caught rabbit at Pueblo Chemical Depot. 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