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Two uniformed Federal Wildlife Officers pose for a picture with a painted sign in the background on a hill reading "welcome to Kalskag"

Yukon Delta’s Refuge Law Enforcement

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

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on draft Compatibility Determination for Cooperative Farming Program on Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

March 29 update on Dads Lake Fire near Valentine, Neb

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!

Dads Lake Fire Ignites at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

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?

Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities - Federal Subsistence Board News Release

a bobtail squid with large black eyes floats in front of a rock face

Land Management

Biden-Harris administration publishes final management plan for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Successful 2024 Elk Antler Auction

Land Management

Service Provides Landowners Clarity and Assurances on Wetland Easements

Migratory Species

Interior Department Announces $87 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and Refuges

Habitat Restoration

Moapa Valley Refuge announces proposal to remove invasive palms

A grassy marsh with open water in the foreground and a pine forest in the background

IRA-Funded Projects in Eastern North Carolina Announced

A creek flows with green willows and grass banks with snowy mountains in the background having a mix of bule skies and white puffy clouds.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Forested Wetland on San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

National Wildlife Refuge System in Texas Grows by More Than 9,000 Acres

A wetland surrounded by brown trees and some green vegetation

IRA-Funded Projects in Four States

Land Management

Service Announces Final Updated Planning Policies for the National Wildlife Refuge System

Thick-trunked trees with leafy green foliage grow out of standing water

Land Management

Final Plan for Roanoke River NWR Expansion Available

Good Hunting May Be Closer Than You Think

Buff-colored and white shorebird wades into wetland with waters in the distance

Habitat Restoration

Reimagining wetland restoration in Minnesota

Migratory Species

Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

Land Management

Alimentando la tradición: una trayectoria bilingüe

Long view of walkers and cyclists using the Flyway Trail at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

At San Francisco Refuge, New Trail Connects Community

Dan Murphy: Taking a Landscape Approach to Conserving Wildlife

A teacher and a line of her students on a curved trail in the snowy prairie

Long time educator comes to Fergus Falls team

Closeup of a common murre on a ledge

Four million murres missing

Young children birding at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Birdwatching in America

A blue sign with "Selawik National Wildlife Refuge" in text and an illustration of sheefish with a geometric design at the bottom

History and Culture

Sunsets and Sheefish

Community Gallery

Wildlife Management

Avoid sick or dead waterfowl