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

three whooping cranes

Land Management

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

Habitat Restoration

Fish and Wildlife Service Pursues Nature-Based Solutions

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

Set of antlers in field with distant snowy mountains

Antler Poaching Leads to Fine and Hunting Ban

Land Management

Expansion of 4 National Wildlife Refuges to Conserve Habitat, Protect Species, Support Recreation

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

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

Deadline to Submit Ideas on Issues and Alternatives to Address Cattle Damage to Islands Extended

Valle de Oro NWR Partners with USGS & USA National Phenology Network for Pilot Project

Wildlife Refuge Plans to Address Cattle Damage to Islands

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Celebrates Groundbreaking of Refuge Gateway Visitor Center

National Wildlife Refuges Give Economic Boost to Local Communities

Urban Wildlife Refuge Initiative Going Strong in Southwest

Get Your Goose On! (at a National Wildlife Refuge)

Nikohu Ecostystem Restoration Project Draft Environmental Assessment Now Available

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Holds National Public Lands Day Event: Planning for the future of the Refuge

New Project Leader Announced for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Complex National Wildlife Refuge

Partnership Permanently Protects Iconic Oregon Coast Headland for People & Nature

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Yellow warbler perches on branch in sunlight.

Connecting with nature beyond sound

Two Volunteers Log More Than 20,000 Hours at National Wildlife Refuges

A person wearing snowshoes and a winter hat with a red pompom faces away from the camera as they look out across the Minnesota River Valley from the field next to the overlook behind the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center.

Exploring the Winter Wonderland

students setting up trail camera in the woods

Wildlife Management

An Amazing Journey From Intern to Zoologist

Silhouette of a person in a boat on a river at sunrise

Wildlife Wonders

Birding bitter sweetness

Supporting an Existing Community Asset

A metal structure dams a ditch and prevents water from flowing out.

Habitat Restoration

Water: The lifeblood of a swamp

Nature to the Rescue

Close Up of Federal Wildlife Officer/Pilot taxis at an airport with the entry window/door open.

A 67 Million Acre Open Air Office

Two people kneel as they place small seedlings in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Innovative restoration shows promise