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Migratory Species
2023 WBPHS Field Report - Quebec and Ontario
Jun 1, 2023
Sunset with birds migrating
Migratory Species
Motus Towers
May 31, 2023
Two birds sit on a branch
Birds are the Headliners in Music City
May 18, 2023
A condor with black feathers and a red head looks at the camera
Endangered Species Act
Condor 550 Ready for the Spotlight
May 15, 2023
A masked booby stares directly into the camera while standing on a beach with a refuge sign behind it.
Migratory Species
Birdi Gras
May 11, 2023
Ankeny Hill Nature Center sign in the foreground, the nature center in the background, in a meadow.
Motus: Revolutionizing Data Collection, One Bird at a Time
May 10, 2023
a red-spotted and a black-spotted bug sit on a plant stem
Our People
Spotted Lanternfly on the Move
May 9, 2023
City of Philadelphia with many of the lights turned off
Migratory Species
Threats to Birds: Collisions - Nighttime Lighting
May 4, 2023
A ruddy duck in water.
Wildlife Management
More Than $146 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges
Apr 27, 2023
Male Wood Duck Composition in Colored Pencils
Arkansas Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
Apr 24, 2023
Two piping plover chicks walking on the beach
Climate Change
How Great Lakes communities are helping the endangered piping plover recover
Apr 21, 2023
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Migratory Species
Highlights from our Urban Bird Treaty City Partnerships
Apr 14, 2023
Two brown-and-black birds on standing on a rocky surface
Climate Change
Coastal restoration collaboration: a first step to save shorebirds
Apr 6, 2023
Ground level view of hangar under construction.
Alaska's Busiest Seaplane Base
Apr 4, 2023
2023 world migratory bird day poster
Migratory Species
World Migratory Bird Day 2023
Apr 3, 2023
A western grebe sitting on a nest at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
Red Eyes and Tuxedos
Mar 31, 2023
A ruddy duck in water.
Wildlife Management
More Than $146 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges
Apr 27, 2023
An adult bald eagle sits atop a conifer tree with a flat gray sky behind.
Land Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on Environmental Assessment for PG&E’s Potter Valley Project Bald Eagle Nest Removal Permit application
Dec 14, 2022
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Migratory Species
BLM and FWS seek public comment on the Two Rivers Wind Energy Project
Nov 9, 2022
A group of people pose with the winning artwork depicting trumpeter swans.
Wildlife Management
Minnesota Artist Joseph Hautman Wins 2022 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest
Sep 24, 2022
Blue-winged Teal hen and ducklings swimming at Huron Wetland Management District South Dakota
Migratory Species
Interior Department Announces Nearly $105 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and Refuges
Sep 21, 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
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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
Energy
Eagle Conservation Measures for Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy
Dec 8, 2016
a cliff side with several round, hollow protrusions (swallow nests)
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
An image of red knots in flight
Endangered Species Act
Service Proposes to List Red Knot as a Threatened Species Under the Endangered Species Act
Sep 30, 2013
view of an airplane wing over the landscape
Migratory Species
2023 WBPHS Field Report - Quebec and Ontario
Jun 1, 2023
Sunset with birds migrating
Migratory Species
Motus Towers
May 31, 2023
Two birds sit on a branch
Birds are the Headliners in Music City
May 18, 2023
A condor with black feathers and a red head looks at the camera
Endangered Species Act
Condor 550 Ready for the Spotlight
May 15, 2023
A masked booby stares directly into the camera while standing on a beach with a refuge sign behind it.
Migratory Species
Birdi Gras
May 11, 2023
Ankeny Hill Nature Center sign in the foreground, the nature center in the background, in a meadow.
Motus: Revolutionizing Data Collection, One Bird at a Time
May 10, 2023
a red-spotted and a black-spotted bug sit on a plant stem
Our People
Spotted Lanternfly on the Move
May 9, 2023
City of Philadelphia with many of the lights turned off
Migratory Species
Threats to Birds: Collisions - Nighttime Lighting
May 4, 2023
Male Wood Duck Composition in Colored Pencils
Arkansas Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
Apr 24, 2023
Two piping plover chicks walking on the beach
Climate Change
How Great Lakes communities are helping the endangered piping plover recover
Apr 21, 2023
four volunteers standing in a wetland and working
Migratory Species
Highlights from our Urban Bird Treaty City Partnerships
Apr 14, 2023
Two brown-and-black birds on standing on a rocky surface
Climate Change
Coastal restoration collaboration: a first step to save shorebirds
Apr 6, 2023
Ground level view of hangar under construction.
Alaska's Busiest Seaplane Base
Apr 4, 2023
2023 world migratory bird day poster
Migratory Species
World Migratory Bird Day 2023
Apr 3, 2023
A western grebe sitting on a nest at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
Red Eyes and Tuxedos
Mar 31, 2023
Picture of geese standing in water at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
On a Wild Goose Chase
Mar 30, 2023
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