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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

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

Image of group in front of cabin

History and Culture

USFWS History Committee Conducts Annual Meeting

Habitat Restoration

Why is there water in that lake?

Eastern kingbirds in flight

Get Outdoors at Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Refuges Announce 2022-23 Hunt Season Closure

Refuge Addresses Comments on Commercial Special Use Permit Fee Changes

bottomland hardwood forest

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acquires Nearly 250 Acres in East Texas

Service Seeks Public Input to Improve Access to Federal Lands

An overlook near a pond.

Final Environmental Assessment for Replacement Visitor Center

Photo shows two small rabbits in a woody habitat, one is looking towards the camera while the other passes behind.

Wildlife Management

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease confirmed for first time in endangered riparian brush rabbits

Endangered Species Act

Federal Officials Seek Assistance in Investigation of Red Wolf Death

whooping crane close up

Migratory Species

Record High Number of Whooping Cranes Wintered in Texas

Texas National Wildlife Refuges Grow by More than 7,000 Acres in 2021

Land Management

Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Announces Draft Environmental Assessment

Aumento de la Financiación para Apoyar Programas Urbanos Inclusivos

Land Management

Conservation Area to Preserve Access, Protect Habitat, and Provide for Sustainable Timber Harvest

At Cape Cod Refuge, Coastal Change Is a Constant

Little girl smiling with a fishing pole in front of a stream

Summer Fishing Events

Kevin Enge, left, FWC, and Travis Thomas, UF, right, pose while holding a large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle with their boat and Suwannee River in the background. This is the 15th year the two men have been trapping and monitoring the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle to conserve and protect them.

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

A grebe, an aquatic bird, with bright red eyes, black body and white neck and belly, sits on it’s nest above water.

Relocation of Narrows Wake Zone on Lake Lowell

Habitat Restoration

Fish and Wildlife Service Pursues Nature-Based Solutions

2 Canada geese, which are large birds with black heads with a white section below their eyes, a brown backside and black-tipped white tail, are swimming close to each other. One goose is closer to the camera, and one is further away. The goose that is further away has its head above the goose that is closer as if it is resting its head on the other.

Wildlife Wonders

(Canada) Goosin’ Around in Minnesota

Intern Nicole Prieto showing non-native sailfin catfish collected during electrofishing surveys

Fishes of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

a yellow bird with a short bill sits on a branch with green leaves

Birds on the Brink

Lake Lowell Opens for Boating on April 15

Wildlife Wonders

Community Partnership Builds New Outdoor Classroom

Antler Poaching Felony Earns Fine and Ban

Current Road Conditions at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge