Tag: National Wildlife Refuges

The House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved a bill to support the National Wildlife Refuge System’s educational and volunteer programs in a June 15 markup. The Keep America’s Refuges...

The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2020 decision to expand hunting and fishing on 2.3 million acres across 147 National Wildlife Refuges and National...

Nearly $80 million in grants money will go to conservation and restoration of wetland and associated upland habitats across North America, the U.S. Department of Interior recently announced. The Migratory...

A recently introduced bill would prohibit the use of lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges. Last month, Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) introduced the “Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act (LEAD)” (H.R. 7547),...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending its suspension of entrance fees at national wildlife refuges through April. “Refuges are special outdoor experiences to recreate and embrace nature while...

In response to the new coronavirus, several federal land agencies in the United States and Canada are waiving fees to encourage people to safely visit the outdoors while shutting facilities...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rolled back a 2014 ban on the use of genetically modified crops and neonicotinoid, or neonic, pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges where farming...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule on Aug. 5 that will prohibit non-subsistence predator control measures on all Alaskan National Wildlife Refuges. The rule overrides state regulations...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposed rule to expand hunting and fishing opportunities on 13 national wildlife refuges (NWRs). The proposal also amends existing refuge-specific hunting...

Priority areas for future conservation in the U.S. are mostly concentrated in the Southeast — an area which lacks protected areas to support them, according to a new study. Researchers...