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

A young woman fishing from a platform

Unforgettable Hunting

Land Management

Federal agencies partner to add land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey

a closeup of a number of students looking closely at American eels in an aquatic tank. One of the students in the front stands pointing at the eels

Migratory Species

Eels in the classroom

Why Hunting Is Allowed on Refuges

Passing Along the Hunting Ethic

Public Comment Sought on Proposal for Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District

Good Hunting May Be Closer Than You Think

A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.

Land Management

Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship

Migratory Species

Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

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

Habitat Restoration

Reimagining wetland restoration in Minnesota

Habitat Restoration

More Than $25 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Ground-level view of a moist soil unit with shallow water and wetland vegetation.

Land Management

Pump Replacement at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

grasses glow in the golden hour of sunset with mountains stretching behind

Land Management

Prescribed Fires at Buenos Aires

Two firefighters standing on a road watching a fire burn through grassland

Land Management

Pile Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

three whooping cranes

Land Management

Plans to Expand Aransas and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges

A bulldozer works to remove part of an earthen levy separating two bodies of water.

Habitat Restoration

Historic breach opens San Francisco Bay to tidal marsh restoration

New Inflation Reduction Act projects announced in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin

Emergency Management

Local Fire Crews Prevent Spread of Structure Fire

group of people outdoors posing for a photo. A small sign that reads Masonville Cove can be seen

Service celebrates a decade of Connecting People to Nature through Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships

Scenic view of the lower Colorado River with mountains in the background.

Land Management

Prescribed Fire at Imperial and Cibola National Wildlife Refuges

grasses glow in the golden hour of sunset with mountains stretching behind

Land Management

Temporary Road Closures at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

Update on the Status of Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge

a brown, wooden building on a grassy hill

History and Culture

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge’s Cat Point Creek Lodge transferred to the Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia

11 Ways Wildlife Refuges Make Life Better

Great Drives on National Wildlife Refuges

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Wonders

Bird Festival Planner

A medium-size bird with black and white feathers and a long tail standing on a rock in a field

Visiting a National Park? Try a National Wildlife Refuge, Too

Wildlife Wonders

Land Management

Wildlife Corridors

Wildlife Management

Refuges to the Rescue

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater Mussels and Fish Moved to a New Home in the Donner und Blitzen River

Wildlife Wonders

How Best to Enjoy a Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Wonders

Fall for Autumn

Meeting the mission in the Cache River