Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), also known as the “little bluebill,” is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae found across North
Written by Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks, Eastern Oregon Biologist for Bird Alliance of Oregon Cover photo of an ARU in Silvies Flood Plain by Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks While most people are
The SMAC’s members provide representative counsel and advice to BLM.
As it turned out there was a bat survey in the works in August and a mussel salvage project also happening that month. As a retired bat and mussel biologist for the Department of Interior, these two projects couldn’t have been more suited to my skills and interest.
The native fish in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have been isolated since the Pleistocene or around 11,000 to 13,000 years ago when glacial lakes subsided in the now closed basin. This provides a significant amount of time for the native fish isolated in these waterways and springs to adapt to the habitat conditions of the area.
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