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Program News

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

a uniformed officer poses for a picture at the edge of a Southern Texas landscape

SFWO Matthew McDonald

Two uniformed Federal Wildlife Officers pose for a picture with a painted sign in the background on a hill reading "welcome to Kalskag"

Yukon Delta’s Refuge Law Enforcement

A Federal Wildlife Officer sits at the helm of a boat with the banks of the river visible through the window in front of him.

SFWO James (Jim) Reynolds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on draft Compatibility Determination for Cooperative Farming Program on Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

March 29 update on Dads Lake Fire near Valentine, Neb

Hooded Merganser taking off from the water with its feet splashing the water’s surface. A reflection of the Merganser appears below against the deep green of the water.

2025 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

Dads Lake Fire Ignites at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

An image of a mallard duck sitting on water.

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge is a Destination for Idahoans

Bangor High School student with wood turtle head-start

Wildlife Management

Schooling for turtles

A close up of a male American toad in a wetland calling for a mate by pushing air into his vocal sac.

Wildlife Wonders

What's all the croaking about?

A river otter laying on its side in some golden-colored reeds with its tongue out and left paw raised.

Wildlife Wonders

Beavers, Otters, Muskrats, Minks, Oh My!

For Parents and Educators

Ha’ånen Litekyan

A man in a USFWS uniform, cap, and gloves walks on a ramp.

2024 National Wildlife Refuge Association Refuge Manager of the Year, David Lucas

purple wildflowers with orange and black monarch butterflies

Rallying around monarchs at butterfly roundup

Wildlife Management

More Than $157 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

American white pelican at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Final Environmental Assessment Available for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge’s New Bunkhouse

Emergency Management

Wildfire damage forces parts of Oregon refuge to remain closed

A closed gate barricades the route to the Duvall Bridge on Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Photo Credit: Mike Assenmacher / USFWS

Duval Bridge Closure

Land Management

Interior Establishes Willamette Valley Conservation Area in Oregon

duck flying low over brown wetland plants

Land Management

Emergency closure of early teal hunt on Area C Hunt Unit at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

Person dressed up in a blue and white goose mascot with large orange, black and white monarch butterfly wings planting a garden along with two people in. blur shirts

Joining forces to make a future for monarchs

American white pelican at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Public Comment Period on Bear River Draft Environmental Assessment

Wildlife Management

Service Promotes Public Access to Hunting and Fishing

Wildlife Management

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex announces Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment

Closeup of bluebell flower

Wildlife Wonders

Arctic Valentine

Wildlife Wonders

Living with Skunks

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Refuge Closed Feb. 17- May 28

Northern Pintail in flight over wetland

Migratory Species

A New Era for Pintail Regulations

A young woman fishing from a platform

Unforgettable Hunting

a closeup of a number of students looking closely at American eels in an aquatic tank. One of the students in the front stands pointing at the eels

Migratory Species

Eels in the classroom

Why Hunting Is Allowed on Refuges

Passing Along the Hunting Ethic

Good Hunting May Be Closer Than You Think

Buff-colored and white shorebird wades into wetland with waters in the distance

Habitat Restoration

Reimagining wetland restoration in Minnesota

Migratory Species

Christmas Bird Count (CBC)