Since the breakthrough 2021 birth of Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned U.S. endangered species, we & our partners are excited to announce the birth of two more black-footed ferret clones: Noreen & Antonia!

It’s Bat Appreciation Day so let’s give it up for these superstar pollinators & pest controllers.

Little brown bats are MVP pest controllers & can eat about 1,000 insects in an hour. #thread (1/3)

📷courtesy of Michael Durham/Minden Pictures, Bat Conservation International

It's that time of year! Spring has arrived which means bears are waking.

Do you know proper bear safety practices?

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We promised last year on this day that we would repost this reminder every year until everyone knows that...

COYOTES AND BADGERS GO ON LITTLE ADVENTURES TOGETHER SOMETIMES!!!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is thrilled to announce the availability of 4 final Land Protection Plans. These plans pave the way for the conservation of up to 1.13 million acres of habitat in New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 1/6

Great-horned owls are widespread across most of North America, which means that you could see them nesting in the boreal forests of Canada OR nestled in the arms of an ancient saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert.

Photo: Mick Thompson, CC BY-NC 2.0 flic.kr/p/HnnvRx

Each year, millions of migratory species, like mule deer, elk and pronghorn, traverse the vast landscape of the American West. These species use areas known as migration corridors to travel between winter and summer habitats, but human encroachment threatens their survival.

Have you heard? It's National Siblings' Day! Whoo is your favorite sibling? Great horned owlets may grow up with 2-3 siblings and as they grow, things often get crowded!

📷 courtesy of Gordon Garcia

Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery & Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery run gopher tortoise head-start programs to prevent them from becoming endangered.

Once past their vulnerable first year, hatchlings are released into the wild!

#GopherTortoiseDay

📸Jessica Radich/USFWS

Sculpin Challenge: Clean your house with your mouth.

During spring spawning season male sculpin will build a nest under a rock or log by clearing out pebbles with their mouths and brushing away debris with their fins.

Video by Ryan Hagerty / USFWS.

Signs you may be a Phoebe:
• You perch on low trees, catch insects and wag your tail feathers
• You're an early migrant, bringing the hope of spring to the land
• You're the quirky one in your friend group

Happy National Sibling Day! These month-old red fox siblings are excited to play outside of their den.

Remember to never feed or pet a fox (or other wildlife). This can cause them act tame and make bold decisions, leading to conflict with humans.

📷Jennifer Cross/USFWS