national wildlife refuge

Rare Asian duck draws bird watchers to California

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 01/07/2012 - 16:36

This image provided by the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge showing a male falcated duck was identified at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Calif., Dec.


 

Alligator River refuge offers winter wildlife tour

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 12/10/2011 - 08:03

The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina is offering a tour so visitors can see what the animals in the refuge do when winter comes.


 

Celebrating the call of the wild at national refuges

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 10/08/2011 - 04:02

That's what we thought, which may explain why the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service , managers of the nation's refuge system, is inviting the public to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week Oct.


 

Alligator River refuge looks to preserve history of Buffalo City...

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 08/01/2011 - 11:43

The staff at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge are working to make sure the Dare County town of Buffalo City doesn't slide entirely into the swamp.


 

Special sage grouse hunt at Sheldon refuge

Outdoor Recreation News  Tue, 07/19/2011 - 15:10

The Nevada Department of Wildlife says applications are being accepted for a special sage grouse hunt at Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge.


 

Weeks-Long Wildfire Forces Closure Of Massive Okefenokee Swamp

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 07/02/2011 - 19:04

All entrances to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are closed through the holiday weekend as firefighters continue to battle a 10-week-old blaze that has burned well over half the 400,000-acre preserve.


 

27 mins. ago - Hunting hogs by helicopter? In Texas, maybe

Outdoor Recreation News  Tue, 01/25/2011 - 14:07

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering allowing hunters in helicopters to shoot wild pigs at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge.


 

Thousands of birds scared to death

Outdoor Recreation News  Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:57

In a file picture taken on March 27, 2009 a red-winged Blackbird sings at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Titusville, Florida.


 

National monument status urged for Arctic refuge

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 12/04/2010 - 14:21

President Obama is being urged to bestow national monument status on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for its 50th anniversary in what supporters say would finally put the refuge's coastal plain beyond the reach of oil companies.


 

Only nature can make changes on LBI's Holgate Peninsula

Outdoor Recreation News  Thu, 11/18/2010 - 14:19

Business owner Bill Hutson looked over the crashing surf at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Holgate Unit, concerned about what the future holds for the pristine barrier beaches.