Fish and Wildlife Service
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Formed	June 30, 1940
Preceding Agencies	Bureau of Biological Survey   Bureau of Fisheries
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Ballston, Virginia
Employees	7,960 (2006)
Agency Executives	H. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Ballston is a Neighborhood in Arlington County Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU station on the Orange Line of the Metrorail Dale Hall, Director   Randall Luthi, Deputy Director   Ken Stansell, Acting Deputy Director
Parent agency	Department of the Interior
Child Agencies	National Wildlife Refuge System   Endangered Species program   Federal Duck Stamp program
Website
www.fws.gov
Footnotes
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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. The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain Protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( et seq or ESA is the most wide-ranging of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 USC 718-718j 48 Stat The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally

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

History

It began as the U. National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain Protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 USC 718-718j 48 Stat The National Fish Hatchery System was established by the US Congress in 1871 through the creation of a U The Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( et seq or ESA is the most wide-ranging of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s 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. The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting Economic growth 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.

Pursuant to the eagle feather law, Title 50 Part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 22), and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the U. In the United States, there are a number of federal wildlife laws pertaining to Eagles and their feathers (e The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) published in the S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers the National Eagle Repository and the permit system for Native American religious use of eagle feathers. ^{[1] [2][3]}

Since 2000, respective 2006 the FWS governs two National Monuments, Hanford Reach National Monument in Washington State and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a huge maritime area northeast of Hawaii (jointly with NOAA). A National Monument in the United States is a Protected area that is similar to a National Park except that the President of the United States The Hanford Reach National Monument is a national monument in the U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a US National Monument encompassing of ocean waters and ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the

See also

Related governmental agencies

• National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• United States Coast Guard

Regulatory matters

• Coastal Barrier Resources Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
• Marine Mammal Protection Act
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
• Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992
• National Wetlands Inventory
• Sikes Act
• Listing priority number

Wildlife management

• Timeline of environmental events
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species
• International Migratory Bird Day
• Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

Non-governmental organizations

• Safari Club International
• National Rifle Association
• World Hunting Association
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
• Ducks Unlimited

References

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
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