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Veteran in wheelchair catches fish

For Parents and Educators

Bringing Together Disabled Veterans for a Day on the Water

Northern pintail on a wetland

Wildlife Management

New Strategy to Inform Northern Pintail Hunting Regulations

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.

Taking Pride in a First-Time Hunt

Land Management

2024 Invasive white sweet clover survey on the Yukon River

A group of four people stand in a paved walkway next to a sign about endangered wildlife. They are surrounded by lush greenery. Two of the people have huge smiles on their faces. They appear to be chatting.

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint Now Open

History and Culture

Honoring a conservation legacy

a bobtail squid with large black eyes floats in front of a rock face

Land Management

Biden-Harris administration publishes final management plan for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Image of group in front of cabin

History and Culture

USFWS History Committee Conducts Annual Meeting

Habitat Restoration

Why is there water in that lake?

Eastern kingbirds in flight

Get Outdoors at Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Successful 2024 Elk Antler Auction

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band

Wildlife Management

More Than $146 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

Land Management

Shed Antler Collection Begins May 1 in Teton County

A woman playing guitar next to a lake

Wildlife Wonders

Kodiak Refuge Inspires New Music

Drawing of a brown duck with a green patch above its eye sitting in greenish water.

For Parents and Educators

Fremont student wins California’s Digital Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge firefighters assist local community

Wildlife Management

National Elk Refuge to End Supplemental Feeding for 2022-2023 Season

An adult and child read a sign at Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

For Parents and Educators

Community Celebrates New Public Access at Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge

The colorful back of an Arctic grayling is held just out of clear waters by a gloved hand

Habitat Restoration

Public Review and Comment Period Extended for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Draft Environmental Assessment

Over $120M From Inflation Reduction Act Advances Resilience

Brown sign with the words Headquarters Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and a moose silhouette

Wildlife Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Rule

The colorful back of an Arctic grayling is held just out of clear waters by a gloved hand

Habitat Restoration

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Arctic Grayling Overwintering Habitat

Waterway view at Bill Williams River Refuge

Land Management

Bill Williams River Environmental Analysis Available for Public Comment

An ʻIʻiwi perching on a branch while reaching with its beak for nectar from a white flower

Endangered Species Act

Birds of Hakalau Forest and Kona Forest

A man standing in a grassy area holding one end of a net with brush and trees in the background.

Remembering a Conservation Pioneer

locals look for birds in the cottonwood trees in the distance with a cloudy, blue sky.

Community is rich here in the San Luis Valley. The Refuge Complex celebrates their new visitor center.

A bald eagle perches on the arm of a man in a Service jacket in a snowy forested outdoor setting

Maurry Mills: 50 years of service with the Service

A deepening friendship

A pile of Higgins Eye Pearly Mussels facing many different directions with light glinting off their shells.

Wildlife Wonders

Mussels: The Muscles of a Healthy Waterway

Overhead photo of a green island with a dramatic point over 200 feet high with waves crashing on the cliff. There is a lighthouse at the end of the point.

Free Mobile Guide is Now Available

At Cape Cod Refuge, Coastal Change Is a Constant

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

Summer Fishing Events

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

2 Canada geese, which are large birds with black heads with a white section below their eyes, a brown backside and black-tipped white tail, are swimming close to each other. One goose is closer to the camera, and one is further away. The goose that is further away has its head above the goose that is closer as if it is resting its head on the other.

Wildlife Wonders

(Canada) Goosin’ Around in Minnesota

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