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

Wildlife Wonders

Eagles Across America

11 Ways Wildlife Refuges Make Life Better

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Bird Festival Planner

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Land Management

Wildlife Corridors

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Visiting a National Park? Try a National Wildlife Refuge, Too

Wildlife Wonders

How Best to Enjoy a Wildlife Refuge

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater Mussels and Fish Moved to a New Home in the Donner und Blitzen River

Wildlife Management

Refuges to the Rescue

Wild Facts About Wild Turkeys

Meeting the mission in the Cache River

Bison and elk graze on a snow-patched field of grass

Update: National Elk Refuge Bison and Elk Management Plan

Wildlife Management

Interior Department Establishes Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input on Proposed National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Maryland

Land Management

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge adds nearly 2,000 acres

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Wildlife Management

Draft Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching

Land Management

Proposed Updates to Framework for Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health

Habitat Restoration

$10.8 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

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Land Management

Pump Replacement at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

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Land Management

Prescribed Fires at Buenos Aires

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Land Management

Pile Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

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Land Management

Plans to Expand Aransas and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges

New Inflation Reduction Act projects announced in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin

Wild Facts About Wild Turkeys

Wildlife Wonders

Fall for Autumn

Trails for Non-Hikers

Meeting the mission in the Cache River

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Wonders

Weathering the Cold

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Wildlife Wonders

Riparian Woodrats Found After 7 Year Absence

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input on Draft Compatibility Determination for Saginaw Bay Pipeline Company Right-of-Way Renewal

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Wildlife Webcams

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Wildlife Wonders

Triumph of the trumpeter swans

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Hispanic Access Foundation fellows support climate, culture and community

A small brown bat with what looks like white powder on its nose. The white is in fact a fungus.

Wildlife Wonders

Do "bat” an eye. These critters need our help!