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

Set of antlers in field with distant snowy mountains

For Parents and Educators

2023 Elk Antler Auction a Success

Land Management

Public comment open for aerial herbicide application at select refuges

Solicitation of Bids for Carp Removal Project at Mattamuskeet NWR

Endangered Species Act

Michigan birding hotspot is part of an endangered species success story

Endangered Species Act

Missouri wildlife refuge is home to blind fish

Aleutian shield fern grows out of the rocks.

Endangered Species Act

The Quest to Find an Endangered Fern

A polar bear drawing overlaid on the state of Alaska.

Endangered Species Act

Swipe Right on Alaska's Species

Endangered Species Act

Understanding red knot surveys in Delaware Bay

Endangered Species Act

Conservation law enforcement protect endangered species at home and abroad

Motus: Revolutionizing Data Collection, One Bird at a Time

Laurel Smith, smiling in uniform, at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. Photo Credit: Angela Iwai-Pineda

FWS Behind the Lens Laurel Smith

Landscape view over a river and boreal forest

Science and Technology

River Refuge in the Arctic

2023 Canada goose hunt at Baskett Slough

2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Final Rule

Minnesota Valley NWR - Walk for the Wild 5K Challenge

Science and Technology

Failing forward

The wilderness of the Northeast

History and Culture

Fall Artist in Residence

Land Management

Wilderness! There's Nothing Like It

Crocodile vs. Climate

National Wildlife Refuge Association 2022 Award Winners

Reshaping Bosque del Apache for a climate-ready future

Wildlife Photography at Muscatatuck NWR