The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge has a mission to preserve land for migratory birds and local wildlife.

Fernandez’s district includes Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge; she was previously the project leader at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge complex, which includes four refuges along the Columbia ...

I am the epitome of an animal lover but I have never been a huge fan of zoos. What I do love are up-close-and-personal animal encounters, especially when they ...

RIDGEFIELD — Local "New Yorker" cartoonist Roz Chast described an exhilarating visit to the White House, where she was awarded a national medal for "healing" the country with "humor and ...

The Ridgefield school board on Oct. 22 appointed Amanda Ronstadt to fill the seat vacated when Emily Enquist resigned. Ronstadt will hold the position until the November 2025 election. She was ...

MEERS (KFOR) – The Rush Fire reached over 4,400 acres burned by Saturday and caused the Wichita Wildlife Refuge to close. The fire which sparked Thursday near Rush Lake had quickly reached over ...

As multiple agencies worked to contain wildfires, the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge was closed to the public on Saturday. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said the closure was due to concerns ...

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. OKAY, LET’S GET BACK TO THIS OTHER BIG DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING. A SEPARATE WILDFIRE, THIS SPREADING AT THE WICHITA MOUNTAINS. WILDLIFE REFUGE. IT’S A POPULAR AREA FOR ...

Large flames continue to burn after a wildfire sparked on Thursday and into early Friday morning near the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma. Authorities say about 2,000 acres ...

COMANCHE, OKLA. (KOKH) — Comanche County Emergency Management shared pictures of an overnight wildfire multiple agencies worked on at the Wildlife Refuge. Evacuation orders will stay in effect ...

In Ghana, Sahel Jihadis Find Refuge and Supplies, Sources Say (This Oct. 24 story has been corrected to clarify that Atimpe is a researcher on preventing violent extremism, not an expert on ...

Please try again later. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land ...