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Program News

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

A young woman fishing from a platform

Unforgettable Hunting

Land Management

Federal agencies partner to add land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey

Why Hunting Is Allowed on Refuges

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

Passing Along the Hunting Ethic

Public Comment Sought on Proposal for Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District

A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.

Land Management

Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship

Good Hunting May Be Closer Than You Think

Habitat Restoration

More Than $25 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Migratory Species

Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

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

Habitat Restoration

Reimagining wetland restoration in Minnesota

Habitat Restoration

Moapa Valley Refuge announces proposal to remove invasive palms

A grassy marsh with open water in the foreground and a pine forest in the background

IRA-Funded Projects in Eastern North Carolina Announced

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

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

three whooping cranes

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plans for Expanding Aransas and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges

Land Management

Expansion of 4 National Wildlife Refuges to Conserve Habitat, Protect Species, Support Recreation

Set of antlers in field with distant snowy mountains

Antler Poaching Leads to Fine and Hunting Ban

Sandhill Cranes at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plan for Expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Thick-trunked trees with leafy green foliage grow out of standing water

Land Management

Final Plan for Roanoke River NWR Expansion Available

National Elk Refuge Solicits Proposals for Guided Sleigh and Wagon Ride Interpretive Tours

A teacher and a line of her students on a curved trail in the snowy prairie

Long time educator comes to Fergus Falls team

Closeup of a common murre on a ledge

Four million murres missing

Young children birding at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Birdwatching in America

A blue sign with "Selawik National Wildlife Refuge" in text and an illustration of sheefish with a geometric design at the bottom

History and Culture

Sunsets and Sheefish

Community Gallery

Wildlife Management

Avoid sick or dead waterfowl

Wildlife Wonders

Surviving Minnesota Winters

a buena vista lake ornate foraging at a pile of dried mealworms

Wildlife Wonders

Camera trap catches Buena Vista Lake ornate shrews

Mentor Autumn and Mentee Natasha at Mentored Archery Deer Hunt at Cherry Valley NWR November 2024

From Field to Fork

A unformed FWS employee shakes hands with another individual while holding an award. A woman stands smiling to the right of the awardee.

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Biologist Wins Natural Resources Conservation Service (WA) Annual Partner Award

Migratory Species

One bird too many

Man with a beard wearing a Marine veteran hat

Veteran protects Alaska's waters