Congratulations to James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota - winner of the 2021 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with his acrylic painting of a pair of redheads floating in the water!
Hautman's winning painting will be made into the 2022-2023 Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2022.
Duck Stamps sell for $25 & raise about $40 million in sales each year. This funding directly supports habitat conservation across @USFWSRefuges to benefit wildlife & people.
Second place in the 2021 Federal #DuckStamp Art Contest went to Robert Hautman of Delano, Minnesota with his acrylic painting of Ross’s geese. Great job!
Third place in the 2021 Federal #DuckStamp Art Contest went to Joshua Spies of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with his acrylic painting of a flying drake redhead. Nice job!
Wildlife face many threats worldwide. Our International Affairs program has been working with partners for 30+ years to help protect imperiled wildlife such as rhinos, elephants, tigers, great apes, sea turtles, & many lesser-known species.
📷: Sumatran rhino by Matt Muir/USFWS
A new approach called “Green Status of Species” may help us & others measure progress & what’s working. It could inform our grant-making process to ensure conservation funding achieves the highest return on investment: ow.ly/ULMc50Ggtkg
📷: Tiger by Frank Kohn/USFWS
You can help too! Save Vanishing Species Stamps support conservation efforts around the world: ow.ly/MDpj50GaD15
📷: Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge in California by Ivette López/USFWS
From coast to coast & around the globe, we're committed to connecting people with nature & ensuring public lands like @USFWSRefuges are safe, welcoming, inclusive, & accessible.
📷: San Diego National Wildlife Refuge by Lisa Cox/USFWS
Biologists use many tools in the field, including camera traps set up inside of buckets to detect snakes. It's always exciting to see what wandered through and the variety may surprise you! 📷: Weasel, raccoon, painted turtle, watersnake.
📷: Two Dekay's brown snakes, star-nosed mole, rabbit, racer snake.