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 >>

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

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

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

  • Historic 90,000-Acre Conservation Easement Donation:
    Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area Established        Read More >>

  • Endangered Species Act 40th Anniversary:
    Protecting Imperiled Animals and Plants Since 1973     Read More >>

  • 2012 Year in Review:
    A Look Back at a Year of Conservation Success     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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The Bald and Golden Protection Eagle Act prohibits the take and sale of these birds and their parts and feathers. George Gentry/USFWS

Operation Rolling Thunder Rolls Up 11 Convictions for Eagle Take/Trafficking

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A two-year undercover Service investigation of the unlawful killing and commercialization of eagles and hawks has resulted in the successful Federal prosecution of 11 individuals in SD and MT.

Art Contest 2013

USFWS Announces Annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest

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Parents, teachers, and scout leaders tell your kids to start the drawing engines and participate in the annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest! Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2013.

Greater Sage-Grouse. Credit: Steve Fairbairn

Sage Grouse Initiative Releases Groundbreaking Report

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The Sage Grouse Initiative report contains "six secret ingredients" for a paradigm shift to bring back wildlife in trouble, without a need for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Species Spotlight
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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.

Open Spaces Blog
By contrasting stunning wildlife and landscape photography with compelling human interest stories, our Open Spaces blog 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.
February 13, 2013
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