Mountain-Prairie Region
Mountain-Prairie Region

  • America's Great Outdoors:
    A Promise to Future Generations      Read More >>

  • Endangered Species Act Success Stories:
    Making Strides toward Recovery      Read More >>

  • Partners for Fish and Wildlife:
    Voluntary Habitat Restoration on Private Lands             Read More >>

  • Selecting Surrogate Species:
    Enabling Effective and Efficient Conservation             Read More >>

  • America's Great Outdoors:
    Grasslands of the Northern Plains     Read More >>

  • 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest:
    September 28 and 29 in Ogden, Utah     Read More >>

  • Wyoming Gray Wolf Recovered:
    Service Returns Management Authority to State     Read More >>

  • Historic 77,000-Acre Conservation Easement Donation:
    Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area Established        Read More >>
The Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service consists of 8 states in the heart of the American West.
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Wind Turbines. Courtesy of Studio Tempura

Salazar Approves Landmark Wyoming Wind Project

Read More >>Advancing President Obama's all-of-the-above strategy for expanding domestic energy resources, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced approval of the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project.
Common Goldeneye by Robert Steiner

California Artist, Robert Steiner, Wins 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Contest

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Robert Steiner, an artist from San Francisco, CA is the winner of the 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The announcement was made today by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Rowan Gould at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.

Elk. Credit: Edwin and Peggy Bauer / USFWS

Colorado Big Game Outfitter Convicted on Six Felony Charges

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A Federal jury in Denver found a long-time big game outfitter guilty of six felony Lacey Act violations in connection with unlawful elk and deer hunts sold to non-resident hunters for between $1,200 and $1,600.

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Wolverine
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Stamp out Extinction The Save Vanishing Species stamp is now available at post offices across the country and at Tigerstamp.com, giving you an easy way to help protect wild tigers, rhinos, elephants, great apes and marine turtles.

Peaks to Prairies
By contrasting stunning wildlife and landscape photography with compelling human interest stories, our Peaks to Prairies blog series highlights the profound impact the natural world has on us all. Through our conservation work, we and our partners seek to preserve a priceless piece of our American heritage.
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National wildlife refuges provide free and low-cost recreational opportunities for all age groups, year-round. From paddle trips to fishing to snowshoeing, refuge lands offer something for everyone. The great news? There's a refuge within an hour drive of most major cities, so find one near you today!
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The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with
Others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American People.
September 20, 2012
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