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

For Parents and Educators

Ha’ånen Litekyan

A brown sign in a snow field. On the sign are the words "Welcome to Your National Wildlife Refuge System" and a Blue Goose symbol

History and Culture

Things you didn’t know about the National Wildlife Refuge System

Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting and Working Group

A group of Tufted Puffins - chunky, black bodied, white faced, orange footed, and yellow-tufted seabirds - stand atop a grassy rock

Thirty-Five Years of Service Protecting Seabirds, Wildlife, and Wild Places

Science and Technology

Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge is bunny paradise

Wildlife Wonders

March 2025, Bird of the Month - Brown Pelican

Participants in the Field to Fork mentored rifle deer hunt pose for a group photo at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in December 2024.

Pennsylvania Tradition Continues

Two people use their phones to take photos of a plant

City Nature Challenge 2025: Canyon County

Prescribed Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Closeup of bluebell flower

Wildlife Wonders

Arctic Valentine

Wildlife Wonders

Living with Skunks

Northern Pintail in flight over wetland

Migratory Species

A New Era for Pintail Regulations

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

Land Management

Final Plan for Roanoke River NWR Expansion Available

Set of antlers in field with distant snowy mountains

Antler Poaching Leads to Fine and Hunting Ban

three whooping cranes

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plans for Expanding Aransas and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges

Sandhill Cranes at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plan for Expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

National Elk Refuge Solicits Proposals for Guided Sleigh and Wagon Ride Interpretive Tours

Bison and elk graze on a snow-patched field of grass

Update: National Elk Refuge Bison and Elk Management Plan

Wildlife Management

Interior Department Establishes Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input on Proposed National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Maryland

Land Management

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge adds nearly 2,000 acres

A snowcapped mountain sits in the background under a blue sky in front of green hills and a lake

Wildlife Management

Draft Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching

Land Management

Proposed Updates to Framework for Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health

Habitat Restoration

$10.8 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Wildlife Management

Avoid sick or dead waterfowl

a buena vista lake ornate foraging at a pile of dried mealworms

Wildlife Wonders

Camera trap catches Buena Vista Lake ornate shrews

Mentor Autumn and Mentee Natasha at Mentored Archery Deer Hunt at Cherry Valley NWR November 2024

From Field to Fork

A unformed FWS employee shakes hands with another individual while holding an award. A woman stands smiling to the right of the awardee.

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Biologist Wins Natural Resources Conservation Service (WA) Annual Partner Award

Migratory Species

One bird too many

Man with a beard wearing a Marine veteran hat

Veteran protects Alaska's waters

Maintenance Action Team Restores Habitat at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Fishing Final Rule

Pinkish-purple speckles cover a seed pod growing off the green stem of a Fish Slough milkvetch plant.

Wildlife Wonders

The Amazing Native Plants of the Great Basin

Bienvenido a la Semana Latina de la Conservación en Idaho: Welcome to Idaho Latino Conservation Week

Group photo of participants at a refuge planting event

Rediscover your nature at a national wildlife refuge

11 Ways Wildlife Refuges Make Life Better