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A close up of a blue jay with a peanut in the shell in it's beak. The blue jay is facing the camera straight on, with it's head turned to the right and has tiny new feathers coming in on it's head, otherwise it looks pretty bald. It's perched on a deck railing with many peanuts in front of it, with a blurred green background.

Wildlife Wonders

Two large white crane stand in a field of green grass and yellow flowers..

Endangered Species Act

2025 Wintering Whooping Crane Count

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Third Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities

Second Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities

Campfire

Southern Nevada Fire Restrictions Announced

First Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Draft Compatibility Determinations

Coastal Delaware National Wildlife Refuge Complex Seeks Public Comment on Draft Compatibility Determinations

Habitat Restoration

Using fire to benefit habitat, wildlife and people

Wildlife Wonders

The oldest known common loons

Land Management

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Draft Compatibility Determinations

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Draft Compatibility Determination

Land Management

Service Seeks Public Input to Improve Access to Federal Lands

Sunset over a lake with orange clouds and reflections on water and submerged vegetation in the foreground

Keeping our neighbors safe near Marion, Illinois

A group of uniformed officials pose with a Smokey mascot

Land Management

Agencies renew Nevada's commitment to shared stewardship

A sign on an Okefenokee swamp water trail reads Entering National Wilderness Area

Wildlife Management

Okefenokee Proposed Expansion

Habitat Restoration

Repairs Completed at Lake Ilo Dam

Smiling person with sunglasses on head stands in front of wetlands.

New chief named for National Wildlife Refuges in Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands

Get Outdoors and Celebrate Nature During National Wildlife Refuge Week

Land Management

Prescribed Burns Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

South Dakota Artist Adam Grimm Wins 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest

A man in a USFWS uniform, cap, and gloves walks on a ramp.

2024 National Wildlife Refuge Association Refuge Manager of the Year, David Lucas

purple wildflowers with orange and black monarch butterflies

Rallying around monarchs at butterfly roundup

Wildlife Management

More Than $157 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

a federal officer at the helm of a river boat drives as his boat is tied to another boat with a family of five people

FWO Robert Sundown

a uniformed officer poses for a picture at the edge of a Southern Texas landscape

SFWO Matthew McDonald

A Federal Wildlife Officer sits at the helm of a boat with the banks of the river visible through the window in front of him.

SFWO James (Jim) Reynolds

Hooded Merganser taking off from the water with its feet splashing the water’s surface. A reflection of the Merganser appears below against the deep green of the water.

2025 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

An image of a mallard duck sitting on water.

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge is a Destination for Idahoans

Bangor High School student with wood turtle head-start

Wildlife Management

Schooling for turtles

A river otter laying on its side in some golden-colored reeds with its tongue out and left paw raised.

Wildlife Wonders

Beavers, Otters, Muskrats, Minks, Oh My!

A close up of a male American toad in a wetland calling for a mate by pushing air into his vocal sac.

Wildlife Wonders

What's all the croaking about?

For Parents and Educators

Ha’ånen Litekyan

A brown sign in a snow field. On the sign are the words "Welcome to Your National Wildlife Refuge System" and a Blue Goose symbol

History and Culture

Things you didn’t know about the National Wildlife Refuge System

Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting and Working Group

A group of Tufted Puffins - chunky, black bodied, white faced, orange footed, and yellow-tufted seabirds - stand atop a grassy rock

Thirty-Five Years of Service Protecting Seabirds, Wildlife, and Wild Places