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Successful 2024 Elk Antler Auction

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band

Dander print on a glass window that outlines a bird’s outstretched body

Wildlife Management

Art and Conservation

A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet

Refuge Fire Update - Imperial NWR

Land Management

These Boots are Cleaned for Hiking

an old tree at the edge of the marsh

Land Management

Gaining Ground at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

A tribute to the Latino Legacy of the Salinas Valley

Mangroves Move North as the Climate Heads South

Guam NWR volunteer labeling planted seeds at the plant nursery

Habitat Restoration

Restoring habitat after Typhoon Mawar

A Sticky Solution at Nestucca

Land Management

Service Provides Landowners Clarity and Assurances on Wetland Easements

Painting of white trumpeter swan flying out of the water. The swan’s wings are extended, and its head curved down. The background features a forest on the horizon with the pink, red, and orange hues of a sunset behind it.

2024 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

Land Management

Service Seeks Input on Habitat Managment Plan at San Luis Valley

Land Management

National Refuge adds 400-plus acres in Kentucky

Land Management

Partnerships at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Identify Solutions to Remedy Water Impairment

Endangered Species Act

Lost Trail Conservation Area Proposed in Northwest Montana

Land Management

Adaptive Strategies for Management at National Elk Refuge

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5 Meet to Discuss Water Management

Land Management

Final Decision to Guide Management and Continue Conservation Legacy at the National Bison Range

History and Culture

Entrance Signs Installed in Traditional Native Languages and English at Two National Wildlife Refuges

Wildlife Management

Draft Plan for Future Wildlife Management Open for Public Comment

Land Management

Partnership Adds Bird Habitat to Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area

Wildlife Management

Public Invited to Participate in a 30-Day Review Period for Management Plan at the National Bison Range

Land Management

Public Invited to Participate in 45-Day Comment Period on Proposed New Management Plan

A paved trail is surrounded by a variety of green plants and trees on either side. It is partially cloudy with blue skys.

Public Viewpoint Opens April 2024 at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Migratory Species

Clicking for Rails

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

Un homenaje al legado latino del Valle de Salinas

A firefighter walks the edge of a controlled burn in a dry grassland with mountains in the background

Land Management

Prescribed Fire Planned at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Biologist Robin Corcoran in chest waders and cold weather clothing holding a surfbird with both hands while sitting near a rocky shoreline in Alaska .

My Life, Wildlife: Robin Corcoran

Kara Hilwig standing next to a single engine bush plane on a dirt airstrip.

My Life, Wildlife: Kara Hilwig

A person with frost-covered hair peeking out of a hood. Their mouth is covered by a neck gaiter and they smile with their eyes.

My Life, Wildlife: Karin Bodony

Maria Fosado smiles for a selfie on an ocean shore. Snow-covered mountains loom in the distance.

My Life, Wildlife: Maria Fosado

Biologist Heather Renner holds a puffin chick with both hands on the side of a steep slop with green vegetation and a hilltop in the background.

My Life, Wildlife: Heather Renner

Migratory Species

Where do birds go offshore? The answers may be blowing in the wind