Native Americans revered the lake sturgeon as an important part of their culture that provided food, oil, leather and other staples. Over-harvesting, habitat loss, damming of tributaries and pollution all contributed to the population declines. ...
Wildlife inspectors work closely
with Service special agents and
counterparts from the U. S. Customs
Service and other Federal agencies
that police international trade.
They staff special enforcement
task forces that conduct inspection
blitzes at...
Connecting people with nature; Work of the Service; Boats; Invasive species;
Mike Rowe, the popular host of the Discovery Channel series "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe," brings his show to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in April 2010. The regular work crew...
Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Scientific personnel (USFWS); Work of the Service; Uniforms; Service patch;
Fish Biologist Richard Glenn from the Abernathy Fish Technology Center studies fish DNA with the help of a PCR machine. This device is used to amplify copies of DNA samples to assist the scientists in identifying genetic variations in fish...