News and Announcements

Bay State anglers have been reeling in fish and fun in 2023. MassWildlife’s Sportfishing Awards Program has issued over 1,600 pins so far this year.

At its August meeting, the Fisheries and Wildlife Board unanimously voted to promote Schlüter to the position.

Discovery of the orange sallow moth at Muddy Brook WMA is the most recent example of animals and plants responding favorably to MassWildlife’s habitat restoration work.

MassWildlife's Habitat Management Grant Program is now accepting applications for projects that improve habitat on lands open to outdoor recreation.

Over 61,000 rainbow and brown trout will be stocked across Massachusetts this fall starting in mid-September.

These new reports make it easy for towns and conservation practitioners to access information that’s relevant to them.

Antlerless Deer Permits (ADPs) are required to harvest antlerless deer. Learn how to check if you were awarded a permit and how to get a surplus ADP.

MassWildlife will use federal grant funds to study and safeguard four types of turtles.

In recognition of his 35 years of dedicated and effective conservation work, an asteroid was named after Dr. Tom French.

MassWildlife botanists have confirmed the first record of the “pine-drops” plant in Massachusetts. The specialized plant is only found in a few patches in the Northeast region.

Hunter Education graduates can sign up to participate at locations throughout Massachusetts. Register by August 31.

MassWildlife is holding a hybrid public hearing on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 on proposed regulations that would extend the dates of the archery deer hunting season in Wildlife Management Zones 1–9 by two weeks.

Join MassWildlife on September 24 for a 5K or 10K trail run and a 1-mile Kids Fun Run in Westborough. Proceeds support rare species conservation in MA.

MassWildlife and representatives from 30 groups met to expand collaboration and increase participation in outdoor activities in Massachusetts.

Two members of MassWildlife’s prescribed fire crew will join with other trained New England firefighters to help battle ongoing Canadian wildfires.