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

Two adult monarch butterflies feed on the nectar of a goldenrod plant. The vibrant yellow flowers and green leaves of the goldenrod patch nearly fills the background of the photo.

Wildlife Wonders

Monarch Butterflies Emerge: A Closer Look into a Magnificent Life Cycle

Employee photographing wildlife from vehicle

FWS Behind the Lens Sandra Uecker

One of Ruby Lake's many Spring Ponds

Ruby Lake Hunting Brochure

an alligator rests on the banks of a river

Land Management

Planning at Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge

Federal Wildlife Officer Nabs Refuge Timber Thief

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Changes to Existing Rights-of-Way on San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

The historic Miller House at National Elk Refuge in Wyoming, with mountains behind it..

Miller House Returning to its Roots as Refuge Housing

Buffalo Lake Water

White smudge in the shape of a bird seen on a window

Migratory Species

Coastal Delaware strikes back against bird strikes

orange topped metal structure in ground

Habitat Restoration

Addressing Legacy pollutants at Deep Fork

Crowbill Point, covered in green and grey with grass and dirt, stretches into the blue waves of the Chukchi Sea.

History and Culture

Revisiting Cape Thompson's Lagoons

Wildlife Wonders

Cuckoo Bumble Bees: Important Species for Diverse Ecosystems - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

A sparrow--primarily gray and black with russet around the eyes--perches in tall marsh grass.

Reviving a Coastal Marsh

The Wildlife Refuges of I-95

Land Management

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge considers application for cellular tower - We want to hear from you!

Habitat Restoration

Making Great Meadows marshy again

A medium-size brown, gray and black birds standing in shallow blue water with sparse vegetation in the foreground

Habitat Restoration

Coming soon: 125-acres of coastal wetland in the Otay River Estuary

A young girl talks with a group of adults at an outdoor event

History and Culture

On the shoulders of giants

Habitat Restoration

High school students help restore Connecticut’s Great Meadows Marsh

Communing with, and through, nature

a white and gray whale fin emerging from the ocean

Wildlife Wonders

The monument in your backyard

Wildlife Wonders

“The Coolest Mammals on Earth”

History and Culture

Theodore Roosevelt & the Teddy Bear

Wildlife Wonders

Discovering turtles at Northern Maine National Wildlife Refuge Complex