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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Waterfowl gather on a partly frozen prairie pond beneath a wide winter sky.

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GAO Flags Missing Goals for $125 Million in Wildlife Resilience Work

The Fish and Wildlife Service has restored thousands of acres, but auditors say it cannot yet measure whether nine projects meet their broader resilience objectives.

August 11, 2026, 4:11 a.m. CDT

Open water and wetland vegetation beneath a blue sky at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Okefenokee Joins UNESCO World Heritage List

The Georgia-Florida refuge is among 25 properties added at the World Heritage Committee's 2026 session, lifting the global list to 1,273 sites.

August 11, 2026, 10:57 a.m. CDT

A sea otter floating on its back in calm Alaska water.

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Unalaska Harbor Plan Faces Sea-Otter Review

A proposed federal authorization estimates that pile work at Robert Storrs Harbor could disturb up to 112 sea otters during as many as 100 nonconsecutive workdays.

August 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. CDT