ALT White lilies bloom densely along a rocky riverbank under a dramatic sunset sky with dark clouds and orange hues.

ALT James Cain poses with a tagged ungulate. James's research interests are primarily in wildlife-habitat relationships, population ecology, and the influence of management practices on native wildlife species.

ALT Washington. Image: Ryan Munes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

ALT Research vessel in Puget Sound, Washington.

ALT A bald eagle in flight at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo By/Credit Tom Koerner/USFWS

ALT Bald eagle. Photo by/Credit: Peter Pearsall, USFWS

ALT A woman wearing a dark baseball cap, light button-up shirt, and gray t-shirt stands outdoors in front of a backdrop of green, forested hills.

ALT A ranger handing out a park unigrid from entrance station.

ALT A man with a beard, wearing a short-sleeved gray shirt, sits smiling in the cockpit of a large airtanker.

ALT A USFWS employee holds a huge salmon in her arms while standing in a large warehouse facility.

ALT A crawfish frog in its breeding wetland, USGS.

ALT A bucket full of crawfish frogs captured at their breeding wetland in Arkansas to better understand their habitat requirements. USGS

ALT Crawfish frog in its breeding wetland, this frog was captured and outfitted with radio-transmitters to understand how far from the wetlands they travel after breeding season ends. USGS