Bureau of Biological Survey

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The Bureau of Biological Survey was a former U.S. government agency responsible for wildlife research, conservation, and regulation before its functions were absorbed into the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
government wildlife agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
dissolvedIn 1940
endTime 1940
field biological research
bird protection
game regulation
mammal protection
wildlife conservation
wildlife management
hasHistoricalRole development of national wildlife refuge system
early federal wildlife conservation in the United States
hasPredecessor Biological Resources Division
surface form: Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalForm federal bureau
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
mainTask conduct wildlife research
enforce federal wildlife laws
manage federal wildlife refuges
regulate hunting and trapping of wildlife
survey distribution of North American birds and mammals
mergedWith Bureau of Fisheries
namedAfter biological survey of North American fauna
notableEmployee Clinton Hart Merriam
Edward William Nelson
Gifford Pinchot
Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling
notableWork administration of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
creation and management of national wildlife refuges
originallyPartOf United States Department of Agriculture
parentAgency United States Department of Agriculture
partOf United States Department of Agriculture
predecessorOf U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
reorganizedInto U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
replacedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
responsibleFor biological investigations of public lands
mapping life zones in the United States
predator control programs
wildlife damage control
sector public sector
startTime 1905
successor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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Clinton Hart Merriam employer Bureau of Biological Survey
this entity surface form: U.S. Biological Survey
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service precededBy Bureau of Biological Survey