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James Hautman is the only federal duck stamp artist to have taken first place six times, most recently in 2021 during the 2022-23 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Co

In celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, “Ding” Darling’s 145th birthday and the 40th anniversary of the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Frien

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that $95 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which will provide the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve or restore more than 300,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, songbirds and other birds across North

The Federal Duck Stamp Program was introduced in 1934 in response to the loss of wetlands and declines in waterfowl populations in North America.

Birders flock to Currituck National Wildlife Refuge in search of the secretive king rail, which prefers very specific wetland habitat. Photo: USFWS Several hundred acres on the northeast and central coast of North Carolina are to be conserved and the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge will be able to protect 70 acres of waterfowl habitat with funding awarded this week. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $78 million through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, or NAWCA,...