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==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
===National Wildlife Refuge System=== | ===National Wildlife Refuge System=== | ||
USFWS manages the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of 570 [[National Wildlife Refuge]]s, encompassing a full range of habitat types, including [[wetland]]s, [[prairie]]s, coastal and marine areas, and temperate, [[tundra]], and [[boreal forest]]s spread across all 50 [[U.S. state]]s. It also manages thousands of small [[wetland]]s and other special management areas covering over {{convert|150,000,000|acre}}. | USFWS manages the [[National Wildlife Refuge System]], which consists of 570 [[National Wildlife Refuge]]s, encompassing a full range of habitat types, including [[wetland]]s, [[prairie]]s, coastal and marine areas, and temperate, [[tundra]], and [[boreal forest]]s spread across all 50 [[U.S. state]]s. It also manages thousands of small [[wetland]]s and other special management areas covering over {{convert|150,000,000|acre}}. | ||
===National Monuments=== | ===National Monuments=== | ||
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The USFWS shares the responsibility for administering the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973]] with the [[National Marine Fisheries Service]] (NMFS), an element of NOAA, with the NMFS responsible for [[Marine biology|marine species]], the FWS responsible for [[freshwater fish]] and all other species, and the two organizations jointly managing species that occur in both marine and non-marine environments. The USFWS publishes the quarterly ''Endangered Species Bulletin''. | The USFWS shares the responsibility for administering the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973]] with the [[National Marine Fisheries Service]] (NMFS), an element of NOAA, with the NMFS responsible for [[Marine biology|marine species]], the FWS responsible for [[freshwater fish]] and all other species, and the two organizations jointly managing species that occur in both marine and non-marine environments. The USFWS publishes the quarterly ''Endangered Species Bulletin''. | ||
===National Fish Hatchery System=== | ===[[National Fish Hatchery System]]=== | ||
The USFWS's Fisheries Program oversees the [[National Fish Hatchery System]] (NFHS), which includes 70 National Fish Hatcheries and 65 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices. Originally created to reverse declines in lake and coastal fish stocks in the United States, the NFHS subsequently expanded its mission to include the preservation of the genes of wild and hatchery-raised fish; the restoration of native aquatic populations of fish, freshwater [[mussel]]s, and [[amphibian]]s including populations of species listed under the [[Endangered Species Act]]; mitigating the loss of fisheries resulting from U.S. Government water projects; and providing fish to benefit [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and National Wildlife Refuges. The NFHS also engages in outreach, education, and research activities. | The USFWS's Fisheries Program oversees the [[National Fish Hatchery System]] (NFHS), which includes 70 National Fish Hatcheries and 65 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices. Originally created to reverse declines in lake and coastal fish stocks in the United States, the NFHS subsequently expanded its mission to include the preservation of the genes of wild and hatchery-raised fish; the restoration of native aquatic populations of fish, freshwater [[mussel]]s, and [[amphibian]]s including populations of species listed under the [[Endangered Species Act]]; mitigating the loss of fisheries resulting from U.S. Government water projects; and providing fish to benefit [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and National Wildlife Refuges. The NFHS also engages in outreach, education, and research activities. | ||
===National Fish Passage Program=== | ===[[National Fish Passage Program]]=== | ||
The [[National Fish Passage Program]] provides financial and technical resources to projects that promote the free movement of fish and aquatic life. Common projects include [[dam removal]] and [[fishway]] construction. Between 1999 and 2023, the program has worked with over 2,000 local partners to open {{cvt|61,000|mi}} of upstream habitat by removing or bypassing 3,400 aquatic barriers.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Fish Passage Program |url=https://www.fws.gov/program/national-fish-passage |website=FWS.gov |publisher=[[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |language=en |date=5 October 2023}}</ref> | The [[National Fish Passage Program]] provides financial and technical resources to projects that promote the free movement of fish and aquatic life. Common projects include [[dam removal]] and [[fishway]] construction. Between 1999 and 2023, the program has worked with over 2,000 local partners to open {{cvt|61,000|mi}} of upstream habitat by removing or bypassing 3,400 aquatic barriers.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Fish Passage Program |url=https://www.fws.gov/program/national-fish-passage |website=FWS.gov |publisher=[[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]] |access-date=5 October 2023 |language=en |date=5 October 2023}}</ref> | ||
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====Division of Refuge Law Enforcement==== | ====Division of Refuge Law Enforcement==== | ||
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Law Enforcement consists of professional law enforcement officers entrusted with protecting natural resources and public safety. | United States Fish and Wildlife Service [[Refuge Law Enforcement]] consists of professional law enforcement officers entrusted with protecting natural resources and public safety. | ||
Federal Wildlife Officers promote the survival of species and health of the environment by ensuring that wildlife laws are followed. They also welcome visitors and are often the first U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees encountered by the public on refuges. Federal Wildlife Officers (FWO) are entrusted with protecting natural resources, visitors and employees on National Wildlife Refuge System lands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fws.gov/refuges/lawenforcement/|title = Refuge Law Enforcement| date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref> | Federal Wildlife Officers promote the survival of species and health of the environment by ensuring that wildlife laws are followed. They also welcome visitors and are often the first U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees encountered by the public on refuges. Federal Wildlife Officers (FWO) are entrusted with protecting natural resources, visitors and employees on National Wildlife Refuge System lands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fws.gov/refuges/lawenforcement/|title = Refuge Law Enforcement| date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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===International Affairs Program=== | ===International Affairs Program=== | ||
The USFWS International Affairs Program coordinates domestic and international efforts to protect, restore, and enhance wildlife and its habitats, focusing on species of international concern, fulfilling the USFWS's international responsibilities under about 40 [[Treaty|treaties]], as well as U.S. laws and regulations. It oversees programs which work with private citizens, local communities, other U.S. Government and U.S. state agencies, foreign governments, [[non-governmental organization]]s, scientific and conservation organizations, industry groups. and other interested parties on issues related to the implementation of treaties and laws and the conservation of species around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fws.gov/international/about-us/|title=About Us|website=www.fws.gov}}</ref> | The USFWS [[International Affairs Program]] coordinates domestic and international efforts to protect, restore, and enhance wildlife and its habitats, focusing on species of international concern, fulfilling the USFWS's international responsibilities under about 40 [[Treaty|treaties]], as well as U.S. laws and regulations. It oversees programs which work with private citizens, local communities, other U.S. Government and U.S. state agencies, foreign governments, [[non-governmental organization]]s, scientific and conservation organizations, industry groups. and other interested parties on issues related to the implementation of treaties and laws and the conservation of species around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fws.gov/international/about-us/|title=About Us|website=www.fws.gov}}</ref> | ||
===National Conservation Training Center=== | ===National Conservation Training Center=== | ||
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* {{ship|US FWS|Townsend Cromwell}} (research vessel 1964–1975, then NOAA 1975–2002) | * {{ship|US FWS|Townsend Cromwell}} (research vessel 1964–1975, then NOAA 1975–2002) | ||
* {{ship|US FWS|Widgeon}} (patrol vessel, BOF 1919–1940, then FWS 1940–ca. 1944–1945) | * {{ship|US FWS|Widgeon}} (patrol vessel, BOF 1919–1940, then FWS 1940–ca. 1944–1945) | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||