Current Events
Join The Fun at the Annual Christmas Bird Count
The 2017 Christmas Bird Count is on and you're invited. Meet at American Memorial Park on Friday, December 22nd at 6:00 am. read more...
Recent additions to the DFW Website / Facebook
- Final and USFWS approved 2015 Wildlife Action Plan
- Photos from the May 2016 Guguan Expedition 2016 - "Incredibly Beautiful Wildlife"
- Video from the May 2016 Guguan Expedition 2016 - "Ayuyu (Coconut Crab) Walking"
CNMI Wildlife Action Plan recieves final approval
The 2015 CNMI Wildlife Action Plan, that lays out a detailed strategy for the conservation and protection of our "species of greatest conservation need", was reviewed and approved by our granting agency partners at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The plan is available for download from the DFW website at http://www.cnmidfw.com/2015wap/.
Native forest birds released on Guguan
Biologists and field technicians from the CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources and the Division of Fish and Wildlife traveled to the northern CNMI island of Guguan to release 48 Bridled White-eyes and 54 Tinian Monarchs in an attempt to establish breeding populations on the island that is a safe-haven for birds threatened by invasive Brown Treesnakes. read more...
Division of Fish and Wildlife awarded $238k to conserve imperiled snails
The DLNR-Division of Fish and Wildlife was awarded grant funding from the Competitive State Wildlife Grant program (SWG) administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The CNMI grant is the first-ever awarded to a U.S. Territory in the 8-year history of the national Competitive SWG program. read more...