Oregon Silverspot Butterflies Take Wing at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
After a successful prairie restoration at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, the Service and partners released Oregon silverspot caterpillars at the end of July. Earlier this week, a longtime volunteer spotted the fruits of all the hard work: threatened Oregon silverspot butterflies.
Dark Delight at National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina
The solar eclipse of 2017 crept up on Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina until, suddenly, the beach went dark. Birds stopped singing. Crickets fell silent. Dragonflies that had flitted from one bush to the next went to earth. Everywhere, people stood and cheered. Among the nearly 3,000 visitors was Greg Sheehan, the Service’s principal deputy director. “I thought [coming to watch] would be kind of corny.” Sheehan shook his head. “It wasn’t.”
Refuge Law Enforcement Officers Have Alaska at Hello
In Alaska, where many depend on fishing and hunting for their next meal, wildlife officers face the task of clearly explaining why following the rules is a good thing. Along the remote Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers of Western Alaska, that means saying hello – engaging with the local communities – so the brown uniform of the Fish and Wildlife Service is seen not as a threat but as a friendly partner.
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