News and Announcements

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.

Funding will boost capacity of MassWildlife and partners to detect and respond to threats from zoonotic disease outbreaks.

MassWildlife and partners aim to boost American shad population in the Taunton River by stocking larval fish.

MassWildlife staff recently discovered a frosted elfin caterpillar at Montague Plains WMA. Along with other promising findings, this exciting news is further evidence that restoration at this site is benefiting a host of common and rare species.

Learn about the 9 different species of bats found in Massachusetts, and what you can do to help support bat conservation.

Improvements to the online reporting and filing system make it easier for those filing MESA Regulatory Review forms.

After a four-year study, MassWildlife finds that a majority of brown trout in the upper Deerfield are wild, not hatchery raised.