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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior is a Cabinet [i] department of the United States government [i] ... 

 that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife. Units in the Fish and Wildlife Service include: * National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States [i] managed b ... 

 System * Bird Habitat Conservation * Federal Duck Stamp Federal Duck Stamp

The Federal Duck Stamp is a United States [i] program to generate revenue to protect wetland [i]s. ... 

 * National Fish Hatchery System * Endangered Species program

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The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior is a Cabinet [i] department of the United States government [i] ... 

 that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife.

Units in the Fish and Wildlife Service include:
  • National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge

    National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States [i] managed b ... 

     System
  • Bird Habitat Conservation
  • Federal Duck Stamp Federal Duck Stamp

    The Federal Duck Stamp is a United States [i] program to generate revenue to protect wetland [i]s. ... 

  • National Fish Hatchery System
  • Endangered Species program

History

It began as the U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries in the United States Department of Commerce United States Department of Commerce

The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet [i] department of the United States [i] ... 

 and the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy in the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture is a United States Federal Executive Department [i]. ... 

. It took its present form in 1939 when these Bureaus were transferred to the Department of the Interior and were merged.

See also

  • Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
  • National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
  • National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
  • National Rifle Association National Rifle Association

    The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a 501(c)(4) [i] group for the promotion of marksmanship ... 

  • Safari Club International Safari Club International

    Safari Club International is an international organization [i] composed of hunters and supporters of hunting [i] ... 

  • Timeline of environmental events
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species
  • World Hunting Association World Hunting Association

    The World Hunting Association organizes professional deer [i] hunting [i] competitions, scheduled to beg ... 



External links

  • of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.