SpaceX Wants to Claim Part of Merritt Island NWR
The Orlando Sentinel recently reported on the brewing battle between SpaceX — a California company owned by billionaire Elon Musk — and those looking to protect refuge habitat.
SpaceX ...
Discover the Coastal North Carolina NWR Gateway Visitor Center
The North Carolina Coastal Federation recently posted a nice look at the newish Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Gateway Visitor Center on Roanoke Island in the Outer ...
White-Nose Syndrome Present at Fern Cave NWR
Mother Jones magazine reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed the presence of white-nose syndrome at Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama — reportedly ...
Army Corps Adds Over 600 Acres to Delta NWR
WVUE in New Orleans reports that recent dredging work in Louisiana has added over 600 acres to Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
The Corps states as part of its maintenance and operation ...
New Refuge is Proposed for Tennessee
The Tennessean reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hoping to create a new national wildlife refuge in central Tennessee. The refuge would be named the Paint Rock River ...
Uncollared Florida Panther Seen Moving Kittens in Florida Panther NWR
The Huffington Post reported on the news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has footage of an uncollared endangered Florida panther moving three kittens to a den in Florida Panther ...
Alligator River NWR DVD Now Available
STRS Productions in North Carolina has put out several high-quality and entertaining DVDs on national wildlife refuges in North Carolina including one on Pea Island, Roanoke River, ...
Proposed Alligator Hunting at Loxahatchee NWR Produces Controversy
WPTV.com recently reported on a public hearing in West Palm Beach regarding a plan to allow alligator hunting at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida:
About 100 people showed ...
New Paddling Trails to Open at Tensas River NWR in Louisiana
The Town Talk reports that on September 15, 2012, the LSU AgCenter plans to unveil four new paddling trails at the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Louisiana for ...
Night Hunting of Coyotes Endangers Red Wolf Recovery
For twenty-five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been working to restore America’s endangered red wolves, with national wildlife refuges such as Alligator River NWR ...
Water with Sewage Released into St. Mark’s NWR in Florida
WCTV in northern Florida reports that water with sewage was released into St. Mark’s National Wildlife Refuge.
One million gallons of excess storm water was pumped into the ...
Okefenokee NWR Fire Out After One Year
Savannah Now reports that the Honey Prairie Fire, which was ignited by lightning on April 28, 2011, and burned about 483 square miles at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, is finally ...
Happy 109th Anniversary to the National Wildlife Refuge System
On March 14, 1903, without fanfare, President Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing
Pelican Island as a federal bird reservation — the forerunner to the National Wildlife ...
Friends Testify Before Congress in Support of Harris Neck NWR
As this blog reported in July 2010, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia is under attack as Republican Representative Jack Kingston and an organization called the Harris ...
J.N. Ding Darling Documentary
The Island Sun reports that the final touches are being put on a documentary about conservation legend J.N. “Ding” Darling.
After extensive travel and research over the ...


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