springsnail 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
10/25/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge Biologist Carl Jacobsen acclimates snails to the water temperatures in Bitter Creek before releasing them.
Facility
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Desert
Wetland
Species
Pyrgulopsis roswellensis
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Wildlife refuges