Snail release at Bitter Lake Refuge

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.
Ecosystem
Desert
Wetland
Recreational Activity
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Mollusks
Wetlands
Wildlife refuges