Archive for the ‘Bison’ Tag
This is 2014’s most re-tweeted photo from the US Department of the Interior. Photo by Cameron Patrick. Bison in Yellowstone National Park had just waded a stream, and the water steamed off of their coats as they trotted down the highway. Retweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 12/31/14.
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Fur seals from the Alaska Maritime Refuge. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior on 10/14/14.
Manatee in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/3/14.
Bison taking to the road in Yellowstone National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/5/14.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains some of the largest tracts of wilderness in the East and is a critical sanctuary for a wide variety of animals. Protected in the park are some 65 species of mammals, over 200 varieties of birds, 67 native fish species, and more than 80 types of reptiles and amphibians. The symbol of the Smokies, the American Black Bear, is perhaps the most famous resident of the park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides the largest protected bear habitat in the East. Though populations are variable, biologists estimate approximately 1,500 bears live in the park, a density of approximately two bears per square mile. Photo: Charlie Choc. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 8/28/14.
Moose in the mist. There was a heavy fog in the river valley on August 29 in Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming. This large bull moose was spotted eating his breakfast of Pacific willow leaves and branches near Headquarters. Photo: Tom Koerner. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 8/29/14.
Photographer Rich Keen captured a tender moment between a bison & calf at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Located just northeast of Denver, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR is a 15,000-acre expanse of prairie, wetland and woodland habitat. The land has a unique story – it transitioned from farmland, to war-time manufacturing site, to wildlife sanctuary.
This photo, taken 9/16/14, is the first one of Zion National Park’s new California Condor chick. The condor is mostly showing mature plumage, and did a lot of wing flapping when Mom, #409, arrived with a food delivery. It should be developed enough to fly within about 2 months. From the Park’s Facebook page.
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Bison. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/30/14.
A moose grazes on aquatic plants in Wonder Lake, Denali National Park. NPS Photo/K. Lewandowski. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 7/1/14.
White-tailed deer in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Males shed and regrow their antlers every year. By late summer, their antlers will be fully developed in preparation for fighting during the fall mating season, or “rut.” Their antlers are covered in velvet now. Photo by Samuel Hobbs. From the Park’s Facebook page.
Evening traffic in Denali National Park. Photo by Daniel A. Leifheit. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 7/17/14.
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Animals, Part 4
Animals, Part 3
Animals, Part 2
The Animals
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Moose crossing Campbell Creek in BLM-managed land in Alaska. Photo: Doug Ballou. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/6/14.
Saw-whet owls in Washington’s Hanford Reach National Monument. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/30/14.
Lynx, in Denali National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/29/14.
Bear in Katmai National Park wait for the river to deliver their dinner: migrating salmon. Photo: Douglas Croft. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/6/14.
Bison in Yellowstone National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior on 6/10/14.
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Animals, Part 3
Animals, Part 2
The Animals
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I think we should forgive the cyclists for riding on the wrong side of the road. Taken at Yellowstone National Park, and tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 4/13/14.
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Who knew the bison in Wind Cave National Park were nearsighted? Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior 3/20/14.
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Traffic Jam
The Beauty Of The Tetons
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These river otters in Squaw Creek National Wildlife Reserve clearly don’t mind the cold! Posted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/10/14.
Snow is a great insulator. So is fur— something this red fox certainly must appreciate! This fox was photographed on the The Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges, which were established to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity, including brown bears, the Alaska Peninsula caribou herds, moose, sea otters and other marine mammals, salmon, shore birds and other migratory birds, and raptors, including bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Photo: Bob Dreeszen. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 2/6/14.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove the Oregon chub from the list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. If finalized, the chub would be the first fish delisted due to recovery. The Oregon chub, a small minnow found only in the Willamette River Basin in floodplain habitats with little or no water flow, was listed as endangered in 1993 and reclassified as threatened in 2010. The primary factors that threatened Oregon chub were loss of habitat and predation by nonnative fishes. These threats have been lessened over the last 20 years through collaborative partnerships to restore and acquire habitat, promote natural water flows, and conduct education and outreach to local landowners and residents; efforts that were accompanied by the reintroduction of chub into historical habitat. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on 2/4/14.
A Grizzly Bear crossing the Snake River at sunrise in the Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Donald Higgs. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 1/15/14.
This shot by Steven Gifford is amazing because bobcats – Lynx rufus – are elusive, nocturnal, mostly solitary – and rarely seen by people. They first appeared about 1.8 million years ago. Today, the beautiful cat – about twice as big as an average housecat – is still found in most of its historic range from southern Canada to northern Mexico. Like most cats, the bobcat is territorial. Gifford took this photo at Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana. Posted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/8/14. ________________________________________
Snow brings a special quiet to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: Cindy Souders. Posted by the US Department of the Interior, 12/30/13.
When temperatures Yellowstone National Park dropped below freezing last week, this bison woke up with a frost blanket. The bison’s heavy fur is perfectly adapted to winter conditions. Photo: Tim Townsend. Posted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/15/13.
Another stunning fall photo from America’s great outdoors. A Cottonwood tree and sandhill cranes at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Photo: Robert Dunn. Posted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/3/13.
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Traffic jam in the Yellowstone National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/16/13.
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