Photo by Airman Addison Bolt | 28th Bomb Wing | 07.02.2025
Tara Darby, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, poses next to a raptor trap at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 2, 2025. Darby was nominated for Raider of the Week, a 28th Bomb Wing recognition program, for her work and accomplishments. She also received accolades from Air Force Global Strike Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Bolt)...
Photo by Marc Sanchez | USDA Forest Service | 08.07.2024
A wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service works to clear brush in a wildlife opening on the Hiawatha National Forest on August 7, 2024, in Chatham, Michigan. USDA Forest Service photo by Marc J. Sanchez....
Photo by Terry Atwell | 127th Wing | 01.07.2020
SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.— Megan Baker, a wildlife biologist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, assigned to the 127th Wing Safety Team here, handles a snowy owl before relocating it on Jan. 7, 2020. Baker captures, tags and safely relocates aviary wildlife in the vicinity of Selfridge as part of the Air Force’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program.......
Photo by G. Anthonie Riis | Fort Knox | 08.26.2019
Fort Knox boasts some excellent deer hunting with a deer management program that helps ensure bigger yields and more impressive trophies....
Photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.22.2015
Matthew Gage, 455th Expeditionary Safety Office wildlife biologist, secures an animal trap on the airfield June 22, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Gage is responsible for safely removing animals and birds that cause a risk to flight line and aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado/Released)...
Photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.22.2015
Matthew Gage, 455th Expeditionary Safety Office wildlife biologist, looks for birds and wild life on the flight line through his binoculars June 22, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Gage is responsible for safely removing animals and birds that cause a risk to flight line and aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado/Released)...
Photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.22.2015
Matthew Gage, 455th Expeditionary Safety Office wildlife biologist, fires off a pistol to scare away birds that are a potential risk to aircraft at Bagram, June 22, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Gage is responsible for safely removing animals and birds that cause a risk to flight line and aircraft operations. Since 2009, a dozen biologists from USDA's Wildlife Services program have......
Photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.22.2015
Matthew Gage, 455th Expeditionary Safety Office wildlife biologist, demonstrates how an animal trap works June 22, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Gage is responsible for safely removing animals and birds that cause a risk to flight line and aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado/Released)...
