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

At Cape Cod Refuge, Coastal Change Is a Constant

A creek flows with green willows and grass banks with snowy mountains in the background having a mix of bule skies and white puffy clouds.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Forested Wetland on San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

National Wildlife Refuge System in Texas Grows by More Than 9,000 Acres

Little girl smiling with a fishing pole in front of a stream

Summer Fishing Events

A wetland surrounded by brown trees and some green vegetation

IRA-Funded Projects in Four States

Land Management

Service Announces Final Updated Planning Policies for the National Wildlife Refuge System

Kevin Enge, left, FWC, and Travis Thomas, UF, right, pose while holding a large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle with their boat and Suwannee River in the background. This is the 15th year the two men have been trapping and monitoring the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle to conserve and protect them.

Endangered Species Act

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

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

Texas National Wildlife Refuges Grow by More than 7,000 Acres in 2021

Land Management

Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Announces Draft Environmental Assessment

Aumento de la Financiación para Apoyar Programas Urbanos Inclusivos

Increased Funding to Support Inclusive Urban Program

Land Management

Conservation Area to Preserve Access, Protect Habitat, and Provide for Sustainable Timber Harvest

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

Science and Technology

Caribou Food for Thought

Monica Iglecia in a boat on Copper River Delta

Celebrating Women in Conservation

Habitat Restoration

Saving the Salt Marsh

Two men in uniform smiling in an outdoor setting

El legado de una familia en la conservación

Land Management

Seeking Public Comment at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Habitat Restoration

Restoring Shallow Water Wetlands at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Federal Wildlife Officer Bests Endurance Challenge

Wildland Fire Apprentice Program Fosters Excellence

Habitat Restoration

Refuge Relishes Progress in San Francisco Bay Recovery

A young man in waders smiles and holds a crayfish in front of a shallow freshwater lake

Casting lines and connecting lives

Migratory Species

Press Release - Fowler Beach Seasonal Closure

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater filter feeding Saginaw Bay sees recovery in Michigan