Snail release at Bitter Lake Refuge

A biologist squats next to a shallow stream bed, releasing a plastic bag onto the water surface.

Photo By/Credit

Melissa Fry/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

09/26/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

At Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, FWS biologist Carl Jacobsen acclimates springsnails to the water temperatures before releasing them in Bitter Creek.

Facility

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Desert

Wetland

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Pyrgulopsis roswellensis

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Mollusks

Wetlands

Wildlife refuges

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