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December 9, 2016
What's Wild
 The nasal marker does not affect adult female survival, and the female’s bill is not punctured. Credit: USFWS
Visitors to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge may be treated to a rather strange sight during future visits: a duck with a nose ring.
Say what?
That’s right. Researchers are conducting a long-term demographic study of female lesser scaup at the refuge, which supports one of the highest recorded densities of nesting lesser scaup in North America. Read more.
 Providing Through the Winter
Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) is very important for wintering mule throughout much of the Western United States. Here, a mule deer buck in Southwest Wyoming grazes on mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana). Read more here.
Photo:Tom Koerner/USFWS
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Wildlife at Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Short eared owls fly low across open grasslands searching for rabbits and mice. They are mostly active at dawn and dusk. Their unique plumage blends well with prairie grasses. See more here.
Photo credit: Dan Dzurisin/Creative Commons
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