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

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Webcams

a small white cygnet floats on a pond

Wildlife Wonders

Triumph of the trumpeter swans

a woman in a blue USFWs uniform smiles while teaching kids about wildlife at an informational table outside

Hispanic Access Foundation fellows support climate, culture and community

Get Outdoors and Celebrate Nature During National Wildlife Refuge Week

A small brown bat with what looks like white powder on its nose. The white is in fact a fungus.

Wildlife Wonders

Do "bat” an eye. These critters need our help!

Land Management

Prescribed Burns Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

National award comes home to the midwest

A person smiling and wearing brown wings while standing behind a blue table full of trinkets and educational materials.

Employee Profile: Isis Rivera Lopez – Environmental Education Enthusiast

Citizen scientists on Guam discuss plant features to help with identification

Si Yu'os ma'ase, Guam!

An image of a wood duck pair sitting on a log beside a turtle.

Wildlife Wonders

We’re Not Wood Ducking Around: A Survival Story

Habitat Restoration

Shoring up beaches for horseshoe crabs and birds

Six Amazing Places for Fall Birding

The colorful back of an Arctic grayling is held just out of clear waters by a gloved hand

Habitat Restoration

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Arctic Grayling Overwintering Habitat

Waterway view at Bill Williams River Refuge

Land Management

Bill Williams River Environmental Analysis Available for Public Comment

Land Management

Rappahannock River Valley NWR Public Comment to Open the Cat Point Creek Unit

McNeill-Peach Creek Unit at San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Texas National Wildlife Refuges Grow by Nearly 6,000 Acres in 2022

A wooden water control structure on the riparian shore of North Burnt Fork Creek

Habitat Restoration

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Fish Passage Barrier Removal

an octopus sits half-buried in sediment on the ocean floor. It's tentacles curl up and rest against its head

Land Management

Notice of Intent published to draft Management Plan for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Service invites public input on Marine National Monument Management Plan

Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge celebrates 10th anniversary

The Milky Way alights the entrance sign to Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Wonders

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge Designated as International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Head Outdoors and Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week October 9-15

Baltimore Residents Flock to Masonville Cove to Connect with Nature

Wildlife Management

Decades-long Partnership Eradicates Destructive Nutria Rodents from Maryland

Migratory Species

Hummingbirds of North America

A glowing mountain at sunset sits behind a wetlands in shadow

History and Culture

The Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge

Habitat Restoration

Changes Coming to Vernita Camping

Pollinators transform a neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut

Veteran in wheelchair catches fish

For Parents and Educators

Bringing Together Disabled Veterans for a Day on the Water

Northern pintail on a wetland

Migratory Species

New Strategy to Inform Northern Pintail Hunting Regulations

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.

Taking Pride in a First-Time Hunt

Land Management

2024 Invasive white sweet clover survey on the Yukon River

A group of four people stand in a paved walkway next to a sign about endangered wildlife. They are surrounded by lush greenery. Two of the people have huge smiles on their faces. They appear to be chatting.

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint Now Open

History and Culture

Honoring a conservation legacy

Image of group in front of cabin

History and Culture

USFWS History Committee Conducts Annual Meeting