UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

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The 'United States Fish and Wildlife Service' is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife.
Units in the Fish and Wildlife Service include:

★ National Wildlife Refuge System

★ Bird Habitat Conservation

★ Federal Duck Stamp

★ National Fish Hatchery System

★ Endangered Species program

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History

See also

External links

History

It began as the U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries (later known as the Bureau of Fisheries) in the United States Department of Commerce and the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy (later known as the Bureau of Biological Survey) in the United States Department of Agriculture. It took its present form in 1939 when these Bureaus were transferred to the Department of the Interior and were merged.
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is a bureau within the Department of Interior. The FWS's mission is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The FWS manages more than 520 National Wildlife Refuges and 66 National Fish Hatcheries. On the FWS website, http://www.fws.gov are links and information about all the FWS does and supports from birds, budget, coastal, fishing, grants, habitat, hunting, kids/educators, offices, partnerships, permits, species, and videos. The FWS website is a useful tool to find information about what nature conservation efforts are going on in and around your area as well as nationwide. The FWS website is organized into different categories as listed above and more: contaminants, endangered species, fire, fisheries and habitats, images, jobs, law enforcement, news, policies, and more.

See also

★ Coastal Barrier Resources Act

★ Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

★ Marine Mammal Protection Act

★ National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory

★ National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966

★ National Rifle Association

★ National Wetlands Inventory

★ Safari Club International

★ Sikes Act

★ Timeline of environmental events

★ United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species

★ World Hunting Association

★ National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

★ International Migratory Bird Day

★ Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

★ Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

★ Listing priority number

External links

★ Official web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

★ Office of Law Enforcement of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

★ Fish And Wildlife Service Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register RSS Feed