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Texas wildlife refuges to more than double in size under new plans
Under plans finalized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge could grow by a combined 150,000 acres with the ...
This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies
As Brian Nesvik approaches his confirmation hearing as the director of the USFWS, his track record on CWD, grizzly, and wolf ...
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Hundreds of thousands of acres added to wildlife refuges in Texas
The big picture: The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge along the Gulf Coast are expanding by a combined 150,000 acres to protect the whooping crane ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay
A USFWS biologist pilots an airboat at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in October 2024. These biologists were critical in responding to an avian botulism outbreak that killed more than 90,000 birds ...
Students at a West Virginia University continue to restore Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
West Liberty University biology students are working to restore the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge on Wheeling ...