Young Hunter Credit: CDFW All calendar items are subject to change. November 29, 2025 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires or storm damage. Hunters ...

Outer Banks Voice The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge beckons wildlife and nature lovers year-round. But fall and winter offer experiences that are not to be missed.

A silent but formidable threat is spreading across Northern California’s wetlands. The mute swan, a striking white bird once ...

Kings Canyon National Park, located in the Southern Sierra Nevada region of California, is generally visited for its massive ...

Following the unveiling of its 2027 voyages aboard Ocean Nova earlier this month, Adventure Canada has now announced its expedition line-up on ...

The tufted duck is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. Tufted ducks have black features that can have hints of green or purple and have ...

Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society (PROWLS) founder Merrilee Prior and team have been busy rescuing many injured owls this past month, usually after colliding with a vehicle after dark. However, a ...

Right: A tundra swan “stretches” his wings after sunrise on some of the remaining ice on Beltzville Lake Monday. He was one of 18 who stopped to rest during some of their 1,800-mile journey north to ...

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Hunters applying for a 2025 swan license can submit an online application through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible ...