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Service determines six Southeastern species do not warrant Endangered Species Act protections
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Service determines six Southeastern species do not warrant Endangered Species Act protections
Oct 7, 2019
Bighorn sheep block cars on the road at National Elk Refuge in Wyoming.
Recreation
Great Drives on National Wildlife Refuges
Mar 17, 2022
A close-up of a tannish fish with brown spots being held by a person
Recreation
Gone Fishing
Apr 19, 2022
A aqua-blue-and-green spring in a mountain desert setting
Recreation
Visiting a National Park? Try a National Wildlife Refuge, Too
Jun 8, 2022
A woman stands in a pond holding what looks like a stick or gauge.
Get Involved
Student Placement
Jan 10, 2018
Large numbers of snow geese fly out at sunrise into an orange sky reflected in the water below at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
Wildlife Wonders
Bird Festival Planner
Mar 29, 2022
Six river otters walk out on the frozen surface of a river in winter at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming.
Recreation
Winter Scenes
Jan 6, 2022
Four tan-black-and-white birds with long gray bills probing sand for food at the beach
Recreation
Where the Birds Are
Apr 19, 2022
Carved posts along a boardwalk at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge show stages in the life cycle of a salmon.
Recreation
Trails for Non-Hikers
Mar 25, 2020
A Laysan albatross lies dead on the sand, its stomach filled with plastic debris that it swallowed.
Get Involved
Oceans of Trash
May 20, 2019
An owl flies over burning vegetation and smoke
Emergency Management
Managing Fire
Jul 1, 2020
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