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Gary Haught, Threatened and Endangered Species program manager, and Aliza Sager, Red-cockaded woodpecker biologist and field coordinator, both with the Environmental Management Division, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, share how the Threatened and Endangered Species Program protects the Red-cockaded woodpecker population on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2024. Since 1986, MCB Camp Lejeune has worked with conservation groups, state and local governments and private landowners to preserve forests in and around the installation to give the endangered Red-cockaded woodpecker more habitat to expand their populations. The natural buffers of old-growth trees which the birds favor, protect the base from encroachment that could hamper training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Loriann Dauscher)

The Environmental Management Division (EMD) with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, follow the threatened and endangered species act to ensure the safety of loggerhead sea turtles on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2024. The EMD routinely gathers data to ensure that the endangered species remain protected. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

Members of various federal animal agencies gather during the annual Sonoran Pronghorn capture and release at the Kofa Wildlife Refuge near Yuma, Arizona, Dec 19, 2023. In 1967 the Pronghorn was listed in as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Preservation Act, in 2002 the population plummeted to only 21 Pronghorn in the U.S. and for over two decades there has been a federal collaborative effort to maintain the health, safety and security of the growing species. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon C. Stone)

Staff of the Environmental Security Department, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, explain programs the base uses to protect endangered and threatened species on Camp Pendleton, California, April 7, 2022. As a result of Environmental Security taking charge in protecting the environment and wildlife habitats, both the California gnatcatcher and kangaroo rat have been reduced from endangered to threatened species. Safeguarding endangered and threatened habitats also allows Camp Pendleton to maintain the same training environment and quality training opportunities for Marine Corps operational forces. (U.S Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

Colin Lee, wildlife biologist, Environmental Security Department, discusses the conservation efforts of the Least Bell’s Vireo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 16, 2018. The Least Bell’s Vireo, a bird that spends its summers in Southern California and winters in Mexico, is one of 18 endangered species inhabiting this base. With the help of base personnel and the United States Geological Survey and their efforts to preserve and protect natural habitats, the population of the Least Bell’s Vireo has increased. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Lt. Col. James Szepesy, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar environmental director, and Charles Black, MCAS Miramar wildlife biologist, explain the efforts being made to protect endangered plants and animals that coexist with those that live and work on the air station.