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Here you can find news and stories related to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Wildlife Management

Interior Announces More Than $54 Million for Waterfowl Habitat, Increased Public Access on Refuges

Bear Safety at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

For Parents and Educators

Guided Hike at Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge

Two deer with antlers in velvet

Local Volunteer Recognized for Contributions to Refuge and Community

Wildlife Management

Voluntary Lead-free Ammunition Incentive Program for 2025-2026 Hunting Season

Deer with antlers pauses in tall, dry grass and looks towards camera.

Endangered Species Act

Columbian White-tailed Deer: A Conservation Comeback in the Pacific Northwest

A plank fishing pier stretches into the distance

Bell Island Pier & Road Reopened

Interior Expands Hunting and Fishing Access at Refuges and Hatcheries

Wet boardwalk extending into distance with gray clouds and gray water

Boardwalk Stabilization Project

Waterfowl Hunting Workshop

Collaboration Takes Flight: Waterfowl Hunting Workshop at Wallkill River NWR

A small sparrow with a white throat, brown cap, and black line through its eye perches on a pine tree branch with a blurry green forest background.

Managing for Wildlife and People at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

Current Road Conditions at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

ʻEkupuʻu standing on branch eating seeds after it was released at Midway Atoll

Wildlife Management

The Return of ʻEkupuʻu to Kuaihelani

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Fifth Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities

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

Land Management

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

Land Management

Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Draft Compatibility Determinations

Land Management

Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex Releases Draft Compatibility Determination of Research and Surveys for Public Review

Habitat Restoration

Prescribed Burning Planned at the National Elk Refuge

Land Management

Beach relocation project under way at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

A plank fishing pier stretches into the distance

Bell Island Pier & Road Reopened

Wet boardwalk extending into distance with gray clouds and gray water

Boardwalk Stabilization Project

Waterfowl Hunting Workshop

Collaboration Takes Flight: Waterfowl Hunting Workshop at Wallkill River NWR

A small sparrow with a white throat, brown cap, and black line through its eye perches on a pine tree branch with a blurry green forest background.

Managing for Wildlife and People at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

Current Road Conditions at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

a golf-ball sized bird with a gray body and a black and white striped head removes wood debris from a tree cavity.

Wildlife Wonders

Capturing Nature's Lessons

A silhouette of a ruby-throated hummingbird

Wildlife Wonders

Humming into Autumn

Fireworks in the night sky

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Volunteers Shine in Local Parade

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

Science and Technology

Assistive technologies inspired by nature

Fourth Announcement for Kuskokwim River Fishing Opportunities

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