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.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service canonical	233
United States Fish and Wildlife Service	77
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife	3
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement	3
Fish and Wildlife Service	2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region	2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement	2
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries	1
Office of Law Enforcement of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (for refuge areas)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (for refuge lands)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (island refuge lands)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (through Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program office	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement program	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages walrus, sea otters, polar bears, manatees, and dugongs	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional offices	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office	1
USFWS	1
USFWS Office of Law Enforcement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Context triple: [Hatfield Marine Science Center, collaboratesWith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

A. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
B. National Park Service
The National Park Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and managing national parks, monuments, and other protected historic and natural sites across the country.
C. National Marine Fisheries Service
The National Marine Fisheries Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for the stewardship, conservation, and management of the nation’s marine resources and their habitats.
D. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
E. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Target entity description: 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.

A. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
B. National Park Service
The National Park Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and managing national parks, monuments, and other protected historic and natural sites across the country.
C. National Marine Fisheries Service
The National Marine Fisheries Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for the stewardship, conservation, and management of the nation’s marine resources and their habitats.
D. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
E. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ wildlife management agency ⓘ
abbreviation	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USFWS
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ surface form: Fish and Wildlife Service
collaboratesWith	Native Americans ⓘ surface form: Native American tribes international conservation organizations ⓘ non-governmental conservation organizations ⓘ state fish and wildlife agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employs	conservation law enforcement officers ⓘ ecologists ⓘ fisheries biologists ⓘ refuge managers ⓘ wildlife biologists ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Falls Church ⓘ surface form: Falls Church, Virginia United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
inception	1940 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalMandate	Anadromous Fish Conservation Act ⓘ Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ⓘ U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act ⓘ Lacey Act ⓘ Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ surface form: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Program Federal Duck Stamp Program ⓘ National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (338)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navassa Island → governingBody → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Central Flyway → managementInvolves → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge → operator → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge → managingAgency → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge → governingBody → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Fourth Connecticut Lake, New Hampshire → protectedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Fourth Connecticut Lake

Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge → managedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ