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Artwork of tundra swans by Ann Wilmsen
For Parents and Educators
Conservation Through Art- Junior Duck Stamp Contest Now Open
Aug 17, 2022
A tiny sea turtle hatchling crawls across the sand to the ocean at Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
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Aug 16, 2022
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Director Williams Talks With Ducks Unlimited
Aug 9, 2022
a biologist extends a songbird's wing for measurement before banding it
Science and Technology
Bird banding day offers lessons for the amateur to the expert  
Aug 4, 2022
two men install bird-friendly materials onto a glass window of a building
Science and Technology
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service takes steps to reduce deadly bird collisions
Jul 8, 2022
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Sandhill Crane observed taking flight
Habitat Restoration
Working to Prevent a New Dust Bowl
Jul 8, 2022
An image of a mallard duck sitting on water.
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Mid-Summer Smoked Mallard
Jun 30, 2022
A tufted puffin in summer plumage holding several small silver fish crosswise in its bill.
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Tufted puffins as sea sentinels
Jun 30, 2022
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Seabirds and the struggle against marine debris in the Gulf of Maine
Jun 29, 2022
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Migratory Species
2022 WBPHS Field Report - Eastern Montana and Southern Alberta
Jun 23, 2022
Press Release
Migratory Species
Alaska North Slope Region (Northern/Eastern Units) Spring/Summer Subsistence Migratory Bird In-Season Harvest Closure Dates, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
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Migratory Species
2022 WBPHS Field Report - Northern Saskatchewan/Northern Manitoba and Northwest Territories
Jun 16, 2022
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Migratory Species
2022 WBPHS Field Report - Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories
Jun 16, 2022
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Wildlife Management
"Hope Spots" in the Ocean
Jun 15, 2022
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Migratory Species
Becoming a Pilot Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jun 8, 2022
Junior Duck Stamp winner stamp of 2021-2022
Get Involved
Top 5 Reasons YOU should buy a Duck Stamp!
Jun 8, 2022
Press Release
Migratory Species
Alaska North Slope Region (Northern/Eastern Units) Spring/Summer Subsistence Migratory Bird In-Season Harvest Closure Dates, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
Greater sandhill crane on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Management
$95 Million Awarded for Wetland Conservation Projects
Apr 27, 2022
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Habitat Restoration
Report highlights potential marine debris threat to Gulf of Maine birds
Apr 19, 2022
Press Release
Alain Soltys-Gray of Juneau, Alaska Takes Top Honors in 2022 Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Apr 14, 2022
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Wildlife Management
President’s $2B Service Budget Request Prioritizes Conservation, Key Administration Initiatives
Mar 28, 2022
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Migratory Species
Interior Department Ensures Migratory Bird Treaty Act Works for Birds and People
Sep 29, 2021
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Migratory Species
Interior Department Takes Steps to Revoke Final Rule on Migratory Bird Treaty Act Incidental Take
May 6, 2021
Bald Eagle Taking Flight
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Eagle Conservation Measures for Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy
Dec 8, 2016
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Wildlife Crime
FWS Law Enforcement Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea of Migratory Bird Act
Jan 14, 2014
a cliff side with several round, hollow protrusions (swallow nests)
Wildlife Crime
Kansas Company Pays $372,750 for Destruction of Protected Bird Eggs and Nests During Bridge Repair Project in Harper County
Jan 14, 2014
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Endangered Species Act
Service Proposes to List Red Knot as a Threatened Species Under the Endangered Species Act
Sep 30, 2013
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Endangered Species Act
Hays County Requests Incidental Take Permit for Two Federally Listed Species
Nov 2, 2009
Artwork of tundra swans by Ann Wilmsen
For Parents and Educators
Conservation Through Art- Junior Duck Stamp Contest Now Open
Aug 17, 2022
A tiny sea turtle hatchling crawls across the sand to the ocean at Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
Recreation
Summer Sights
Aug 16, 2022
woman in lifevest in kayak in water near a shore with tall grasses
Our People
Director Williams Talks With Ducks Unlimited
Aug 9, 2022
a biologist extends a songbird's wing for measurement before banding it
Science and Technology
Bird banding day offers lessons for the amateur to the expert  
Aug 4, 2022
two men install bird-friendly materials onto a glass window of a building
Science and Technology
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service takes steps to reduce deadly bird collisions
Jul 8, 2022
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Sandhill Crane observed taking flight
Habitat Restoration
Working to Prevent a New Dust Bowl
Jul 8, 2022
An image of a mallard duck sitting on water.
Recreation
Mid-Summer Smoked Mallard
Jun 30, 2022
A tufted puffin in summer plumage holding several small silver fish crosswise in its bill.
Science and Technology
Tufted puffins as sea sentinels
Jun 30, 2022
mangled pile of abandoned lobster traps on rises up to three feet on the shore of a remote sea island
Our Partners
Seabirds and the struggle against marine debris in the Gulf of Maine
Jun 29, 2022
airplane coming in to land on a runway
Migratory Species
2022 WBPHS Field Report - Eastern Montana and Southern Alberta
Jun 23, 2022
person stands in front of an airplane
Migratory Species
2022 WBPHS Field Report - Northern Saskatchewan/Northern Manitoba and Northwest Territories
Jun 16, 2022
kodiak plane flying
Migratory Species
2022 WBPHS Field Report - Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories
Jun 16, 2022
Aerial view of an island atoll surrounded by sandy reef in the deep blue ocean
Wildlife Management
"Hope Spots" in the Ocean
Jun 15, 2022
A stream flow down a beach to the ocean with silhouettes of humans walking and a distant sea stack at sunset
Guardians of the Oceans: A Superhero’s Guide to Defeating the Heat Blob and Saving Seabirds
Jun 8, 2022
2 people stand in front of an airplane
Migratory Species
Becoming a Pilot Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jun 8, 2022
Junior Duck Stamp winner stamp of 2021-2022
Get Involved
Top 5 Reasons YOU should buy a Duck Stamp!
Jun 8, 2022
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