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Mar 23, 2021

Brian Hamlin, a forensics scientist in the genetics section at the Service’s Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, uses a drill to extract DNA samples from a set of antlers from a bull elk that was poached in Crater Lake National Park. Photo by Kathy Spengler / USFWS

Portrait of a Poacher

Teamwork brings down serial poacher at Crater Lake National Park

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Dec 6, 2021

this image is split in two — the upper half labels the various parts of a sea otter while the lower labels parts of a river otter

You Otter Know: The Difference Between Sea and River Otters

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Dec 15, 2021

Return of the Lamprey: Tribal-led conservation helps revive an ancient fish in Wenatchee River

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Feb 24, 2021

A bright green American bullfrog sits among waterlilies, credit: Washington Invasive Species Council

INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK

No Bull(frog): These Guys are Bad News

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Feb 10, 2021

Conserving While Black: Breaking Down Barriers in the Conservation Community

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Jul 22, 2021

Warm Springs NFH staff and partners started working before the sun came up to safely load and transfer 348,000 young spring Chinook salmon during the extreme heatwave that hit the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021. Photo by Katie Royer / USFWS

Fisheries Professionals, Partners Work Together to Save Salmon from Extreme Heat

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Feb 10, 2022

A long gray-brown lamprey swims along the bottom of a river bed

Ancient Neighbors Forecast the Future: Learning from Lampreys about Climate Change

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Jul 6, 2021

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

New Pilot Project at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Thinks Outside the Raceway

Could a change in tank design help hatcheries combat climate change?

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Feb 24, 2021

ALL THE FISH

I Like Being “Stuck” at Home

Probably Because I am a Pacific Lamprey

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Jul 21, 2021

The Nature of Family

My path to Conservation

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These were the top 10 stories published by USFWS Pacific NW Region; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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