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Program News

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

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 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!

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?

For Parents and Educators

Ha’ånen Litekyan

A brown sign in a snow field. On the sign are the words "Welcome to Your National Wildlife Refuge System" and a Blue Goose symbol

History and Culture

Things you didn’t know about the National Wildlife Refuge System

Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting and �ʹ��app�� Group

A group of Tufted Puffins - chunky, black bodied, white faced, orange footed, and yellow-tufted seabirds - stand atop a grassy rock

Thirty-Five Years of Service Protecting Seabirds, Wildlife, and Wild Places

Science and Technology

Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge is bunny paradise

Wildlife Wonders

March 2025, Bird of the Month - Brown Pelican

Participants in the Field to Fork mentored rifle deer hunt pose for a group photo at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in December 2024.

Pennsylvania Tradition Continues

Two people use their phones to take photos of a plant

City Nature Challenge 2025: Canyon County

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Voluntary Pilot Programs for Lead-Free Hunting

Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment

Land Management

Pahranagat Refuge announces proposal to modernize water infrastructure

Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities - Federal Subsistence Board News Release

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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

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

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)

Land Management

Alimentando la tradición: una trayectoria bilingüe

Overlook Closure at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge