International conservation; Law enforcement; Employees (USFWS); Education;
Employees from the Washington Office got a chance to celebrate International Wildlife Day on Tuesday, learning about some of the work the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service does internationally. At the Law Enforcement table (in the photo), people...
July 11, 2010 Destin, FL - A Northern Gannet with no visible oil was rescued near Destin Harbor, FL. Day One of deployment is "training day". Employees are provided thorough orientation and training in the safe handling of wildlife and...
History; The Pribilof Report 1949; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Work of the Service; Personnel; ARLIS; Alaska
Bethel, Alaska. Albert M. Day, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and L.T. Oldroyd of the University of Alaska, inspecting the Bethel Cemetery. This cemetery was undermined by the Kuskokwim River just above the city water intake.
A juvenile black-crowned night heron standing on tree limb. At sunset, when most herons are flying toward their roosting places, the black-crowned herons are leaving the trees where they have spent the day scattering over the marshes to feed. By...
The Pacific Coast population of the western snowy plover is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as threatened. Threats include poor reproductive success, resulting from human disturbance, predation, and inclement weather,...
History; Work of the Service; Personnel; ARLIS; Alaska
The Pribilof Report 1949; Albert M. Day, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and H. Chester Sabeck, Alaska Native Services chief reindeer herder, Kotzebue, Alaska.
History; Aircraft; Aircraft; Aviation; Work of the Service; ARLIS; Alaska
Nome, Alaska. Grumman Goose patrol plane used by the Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska. Albert M. Day, Director of the Service is standing in cargo pit in bow of the plane.
The job of director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service involved more than just wildlife in the territorial days of our 49th state, Alaska. Albert M. Day, the agency’s director between 1946 and 1953 (second from left), investigated the living...
