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

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

Un homenaje al legado latino del Valle de Salinas

Kara Hilwig standing next to a single engine bush plane on a dirt airstrip.

My Life, Wildlife: Kara Hilwig

A person with frost-covered hair peeking out of a hood. Their mouth is covered by a neck gaiter and they smile with their eyes.

My Life, Wildlife: Karin Bodony

A firefighter walks the edge of a controlled burn in a dry grassland with mountains in the background

Land Management

Prescribed Fire Planned at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Biologist Robin Corcoran in chest waders and cold weather clothing holding a surfbird with both hands while sitting near a rocky shoreline in Alaska .

My Life, Wildlife: Robin Corcoran

Biologist Heather Renner holds a puffin chick with both hands on the side of a steep slop with green vegetation and a hilltop in the background.

My Life, Wildlife: Heather Renner

Migratory Species

Where do birds go offshore? The answers may be blowing in the wind

Maria Fosado smiles for a selfie on an ocean shore. Snow-covered mountains loom in the distance.

My Life, Wildlife: Maria Fosado

Rachel Carson sitting on mountain cliff

Rachel Carson: Would-be climate champion

Dark silhouettes of trees and their branches stand out in front of the sun shining in the background. These silhouettes are further emphasized when they are seen reflected in flooded water below them with added texture from the ripples in the water.

Wildlife Wonders

The March Equinox

Minnesota's prairie jewel

Service, Partners Dedicate America’s 553rd National Wildlife Refuge

Service Facilities Honored With Federal Energy and Water Management Awards

Turkey Hunting in 2006: An Analysis of Hunter Demographics, Trends, and Economic Impacts; Addendum to the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation

Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week October 10-16, 2010

Senate Resolution Designates October 10-16 National Wildlife Refuge Week

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Conservation Fund Renew National Support for Go Zero®

Secretary Salazar Announces Multi-million Dollar Purchase Supporting Wetlands and Funding for Grants to Protect Migratory Waterfowl Habitat

Service to Continue to Allow Humane Water Stations onBorder Refuge

Safe Harbor: Lighthouses of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Get Set for Summer in the National Wildlife Refuge System

Two companies awarded $654,000 in stimulus funding for upgrades at Carson National Fish Hatchery

Senator Inouye, Mayor Tavares Break Ground for New Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Compatibility Determinations

Wildlife Wonders

Identifying Bats

A biologists uses a fine paintbrush to sort through sand and holds a petri dish with tiny snails.

Endangered Species Act

Biologists Spring Into Action to Save Springsnails

A small brown bat with a silver band on its wing resting on a piece of bark with thin, frilly, silvery-green vegetation

First, find the bats

White Tailed Deer - Patuxent

Patuxent Research Refuge announces temporary hours reduction for North Tract unit

Image of shorebird

Migratory Species

Shorebird Migration Spotlight

front view of a pedestrian, multi-span truss bridge on a sunny day

History and Culture

Exploring Connection at the Old Cedar Avenue Trailhead- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Habitat Restoration

Restoring Healthy Habitats

Photo of Rebekah Martin who recently earned Refuge Manager of the Year honors

Refuge Manager of the Year

A black bear stands on its hind legs, facing camera.

Land Management

Donation to Refuge Benefits Community

Science and Technology

Conserving at Flyway Scales

a front shot of a tan colored tipton kangaroo rat on the ground lit by a sunrise

Wildlife Wonders

Capturing Kangaroo Rats