Office of Law Enforcement

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division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service federal law enforcement agency component

The Office of Law Enforcement is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service division responsible for enforcing federal wildlife laws, combating wildlife trafficking, and protecting endangered species and habitats.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ federal law enforcement agency component ⓘ
collaboratesWith	International Criminal Police Organization ⓘ surface form: INTERPOL U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice World Customs Organization ⓘ foreign law enforcement agencies ⓘ state wildlife agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employs	intelligence analysts ⓘ special agents ⓘ wildlife inspectors ⓘ
focusesOn	illegal import and export of wildlife ⓘ illegal trade in protected wildlife ⓘ illegal trade in wildlife parts and products ⓘ online wildlife trafficking ⓘ poaching of protected species ⓘ
hasOfficeType	port inspection offices ⓘ regional offices ⓘ resident agent offices ⓘ
hasProgram	National Wildlife Crime Intelligence program ⓘ wildlife inspection program ⓘ wildlife trafficking investigations program ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Falls Church, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal wildlife laws of the United States ⓘ
legalAuthority	African Elephant Conservation Act ⓘ Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ⓘ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Act Lacey Act ⓘ Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ surface form: Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ
mission	to disrupt and dismantle wildlife trafficking networks ⓘ to protect wildlife and plant resources through effective enforcement of federal laws ⓘ
operates	National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory ⓘ
parentOrganization	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
provides	training to domestic and foreign wildlife law enforcement officers ⓘ
publicContact	wildlife crime tip lines and reporting channels ⓘ
responsibility	combating wildlife trafficking ⓘ enforcement of federal wildlife laws ⓘ inspection of wildlife imports and exports ⓘ investigation of wildlife crimes ⓘ protection of endangered species ⓘ protection of wildlife habitats ⓘ support of international wildlife conservation treaties ⓘ
uses	forensic analysis of wildlife evidence ⓘ undercover operations in wildlife crime investigations ⓘ

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → oversees → Office of Law Enforcement ⓘ