U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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federal agency government organization wildlife management agency

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

Aliases (8)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → government organization → wildlife management agency →
abbreviation	USFWS →
alsoKnownAs	Fish and Wildlife Service →
collaboratesWith	Native American tribes → international conservation organizations → non-governmental conservation organizations → state fish and wildlife agencies →
country	United States →
employs	conservation law enforcement officers → ecologists → fisheries biologists → refuge managers → wildlife biologists →
headquartersLocation	Falls Church, Virginia → United States →
inception	1940 →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalMandate	Anadromous Fish Conservation Act → Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act → Endangered Species Act of 1973 → Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act → Lacey Act → Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 → Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 → National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 → Wild Bird Conservation Act →
mission	to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats →
oversees	Ecological Services Program → Endangered Species Program → Federal Duck Stamp Program → Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program → International Affairs Program → Migratory Bird Program → National Wildlife Refuge System → Office of Law Enforcement → Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program →
parentOrganization	United States Department of the Interior →
partOf	United States Department of the Interior →
precededBy	Bureau of Biological Survey → Bureau of Fisheries →
responsibility	administration of wildlife-related grants and financial assistance programs → conservation of wetlands → enforcement of federal wildlife laws and regulations → implementation of the Endangered Species Act for terrestrial and freshwater species → international wildlife conservation partnerships → management of migratory birds → management of the National Wildlife Refuge System → restoration of nationally significant fisheries → wildlife habitat conservation on public and private lands →
website	https://www.fws.gov →

Referenced by (108)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → Chamisso Island → Endangered Species Act → Federal Duck Stamp Program → MMPA → Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 → Migratory Bird Treaty Act → National Trails System units → National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units → National Wildlife Refuge System → Public Law 93-205 → Rose Atoll → U.S. Endangered Species Act → U.S. National Monument → U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → United States Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Wilderness Act of 1964 → Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program → Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program ("U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program office") →	administeredBy
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge → Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge → Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → Culebra National Wildlife Refuge → Farallon de Pajaros → Great Dismal Swamp ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Hanford Reach National Monument → Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge → Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument → Rose Atoll → U.S. Pacific national monuments →	governingBody
California condor → Columbia National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Culebra National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Delta smelt → Desecheo Island → Florida panther → National Wilderness Preservation System → Pacific lamprey → Rattlesnake Mountain → Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge → Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge → Vieques National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") →	managedBy
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge → Hanford Reach National Monument → Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge → United States protected areas system → Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge →	managingAgency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife → Environmental Crimes Section ("Fish and Wildlife Service") → Hatfield Marine Science Center → Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game → NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries → Office of Renewable Energy Programs →	collaboratesWith
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act → Lacey Act → Title 16 of the United States Code → Wild Bird Conservation Act →	enforcedBy
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge → Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge → Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") →	managingOrganization
Ecological Services Program → International Affairs Program (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) → Office of Law Enforcement →	parentOrganization
Bureau of Biological Survey ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Bureau of Fisheries ("Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries") → Bureau of Fisheries ("Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife") →	reorganizedInto
Bureau of Biological Survey ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Bureau of Fisheries ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Bureau of Fisheries ("Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife") →	successor
Office of Wildland Fire → Office of Wildland Fire →	coordinatesWith
Rachel Carson → Rachel Carson →	employer
United States Department of the Interior → United States Department of the Interior →	oversees
International Affairs Program (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) → Migratory Bird Program →	partOf
Bureau of Biological Survey ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") → Bureau of Fisheries ("Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife") →	replacedBy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS") →	abbreviation
National Trails System Act →	administeredThrough
MMPA ("U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages walrus, sea otters, polar bears, manatees, and dugongs") →	agencyJurisdiction
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Fish and Wildlife Service") →	alsoKnownAs
Federal Duck Stamp Program →	contestOrganizer
California condor recovery program →	coordinatedBy
Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement") →	enforcementAgency
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas →	environmentalOversightBy
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge →	establishedBy
United States Department of the Interior →	hasPart
Department of the Interior headquarters →	hasTenant
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act →	implementedBy
California condor recovery program →	involvesOrganization
Thacher Island →	isManagedBy
California red-legged frog →	listedBy
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge →	managementBody
Wild Bird Conservation Act ("U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement") →	monitoredBy
Migratory Bird Program →	operatedBy
United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") →	oversightOf
Bureau of Biological Survey ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service") →	predecessorOf
Federal Lands Highway Program →	serves