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A large pink wading bird with a wide bill standing in shallow water

Land Management

Coastal Resilience

Refuge visitors photograph a congregation wading birds at Merritt island National Wildlife Refuge

Recreation on the Space Coast

A rocket launches up to space in the golden dawn light from Cape Canaveral.

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November 2024, Bird of the Month - Red Knot

A medium-size bird with black and white feathers and a long tail standing on a rock in a field

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

Wildlife Wonders

July 2024 Bird of the Month - Piping Plover

Mangroves Move North as the Climate Heads South

An American flamingo stands alone in a shallow body of water.

Wildlife Wonders

March 2024, Bird of the Month: American Flamingo

Tall green salt marsh grasses cover a level area, with a narrow channel filled with water in the foreground and a gray, cloudy sky above

Keystone initiative centers on salt marsh conservation

The Wildlife Refuges of I-95

Wildlife Wonders

Refuge Animals From A to Z

A large pink wading bird with a wide bill standing in shallow water

Land Management

Coastal Resilience

Refuge visitors photograph a congregation wading birds at Merritt island National Wildlife Refuge

Recreation on the Space Coast

A rocket launches up to space in the golden dawn light from Cape Canaveral.

Space Industry & Partnerships

Wildlife Wonders

Bird Festival Planner

Wildlife Wonders

November 2024, Bird of the Month - Red Knot

A medium-size bird with black and white feathers and a long tail standing on a rock in a field

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

Wildlife Wonders

July 2024 Bird of the Month - Piping Plover

Mangroves Move North as the Climate Heads South

An American flamingo stands alone in a shallow body of water.

Wildlife Wonders

March 2024, Bird of the Month: American Flamingo

Tall green salt marsh grasses cover a level area, with a narrow channel filled with water in the foreground and a gray, cloudy sky above

Keystone initiative centers on salt marsh conservation

The Wildlife Refuges of I-95

Wildlife Wonders

Refuge Animals From A to Z