News and Announcements

MassWildlife helped rescue a barred owl from a homeowner's fireplace in February. This barred owl may have been looking for a cavity to nest in when it found itself in a chimney with no easy escape.

The white-tailed deer, black bear, and wild turkey harvest totals were high in 2020. Get details on these record and near-record seasons.

Funding will support continued scientific collaboration addressing serious wood turtle population declines in Massachusetts and other northeastern states.

While you enjoy the outdoors in 2021, make yourself a goal to leave the land cleaner than you found it. Read 5 easy actions to commit to when getting outdoors this year to help keep Massachusetts wild.

Major land conservation project opens up new access for outdoor recreation and protects critical wildlife habitat.

Public invited to engage in rare species conservation and protection efforts

Sportswoman and dedicated community leader Nancy Begin spent her life advocating for fish and wildlife conservation in the Commonwealth.

Enjoy these recorded livestream events and get tips for hunting, fishing, and viewing wildlife in MA!

MassWildlife's Herpetologist captures the live birth of copperheads in the wild!

After nearly two decades, a small population of the state-endangered crested fringed orchid (Platanthera cristata) was recently rediscovered in Bristol County by MassWildlife's botanist.

MassWildlife's Species Spotlight for August is the Plymouth gentian. Learn more about this surprising flower, how MassWildlife biologists are working to protect this species of special concern, and what you can do to help.

MassWildlife leads a restoration project on state land in Belchertown to provide habitat for rare plants and wildlife, game birds, and other wildlife. 

MassWildlife reports the first common loon hatches in southeastern MA in over a century.

MassWildlife biologists successfully banded over 40 peregrine falcon chicks.