Because the fiscal year ended on September 30 with Congress not having passed an Interior Appropriations bill, the Refuge System is currently operating via a Continuing Resolution, which Congress passed to fund the federal government through November 16 at FY07 levels.
At the present time, the House has passed an Interior Appropriations bill that gives [...]

On October 9, 2007, the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the “Implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act: Has the Promise Been Fulfilled?”
This year is the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Refuge System Improvement Act — a vital piece of legislation that gave [...]

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in southern Texas has been named one of the ten most endangered national wildlife refuges by the Defenders of Wildlife in their 2007 Refuges at Risk report.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR (see map) is considered one of the most biologically diverse refuges in the entire System as [...]

In an October 4 press release from the Defenders of Wildlife, the non-profit environmental organization announced that in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the passage of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, they have released their 2007 report “Refuges at Risk.”
Although the Improvement Act was a major turning point in [...]

National Wildlife Refuge Week will take place from October 7-13, and many events are planned at refuges throughout the country. Activities will be organized for all ages and will emphasize the six core wildlife-dependent recreation uses of the System, which include hunting, fishing, wildlife photography, wildlife observation, interpretation and environmental education.
Also this year’s events [...]