The Kern National Wildlife Refuge comprises 11,249 acres of “natural desert uplands, a relict riparian corridor and developed marsh,” according to its website.

THE water rushed in, the Kern National Wildlife Refuge filled and the white-faced ibis came. This spring is the first time in its 44-year history that the wetlands filled, attracting 5,000 to ...

Kern County Fire is responding to a fire near the Kern National Wildlife Refuge. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Working overnight, the Kern County Fire Department contained an estimated 2,500-acre vegetation fire at the Kern County National Wildlife Refuge.

Two-way radios crackle as our birding caravan heads out of town on a recent Saturday. The first sighting is of three dozen lanky white egrets, followed by a big flock ...

The scene was captured by The Condor Cave at the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Kern County, California, according to a Jan. 24 post by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The scene was captured by The Condor Cave at the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Kern County, California, according to a Jan. 24 post by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Firefighters working overnight in aircraft and with bulldozers fully contained a brush fire that broke out Tuesday evening at the Kern National Wildlife Refuge and chewed through 2,500 acres.The ...