Tag: wildlife refuge

August 28, 2018

Airstrip to land at Louisiana refuge

Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Grand Isle Independent Levee District are planning to build an airstrip on the Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge. Officials say the Grand Isle...

April 21, 2017

We conserve—but we don’t do it alone!

With a history that can be traced back to the late 1800s, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  is the nation’s premier government agency responsible for wildlife and plant species...

December 5, 2016

If you build it, they will come

With over 14,000 acres of habitat supporting hundreds of animal and plant species, there is no such thing as a “typical day” on Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (Bitter Creek)—but...

October 11, 2016

Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week

From Oct 9-15, National Wildlife Refuge Week will help members of the public celebrate the wonders of the world through wildlife refuges. As part of this U.S. Fish and Wildlife...