USFWS National Digital Library

- Conserving borderline species
- Endangered species; International affairs; Partnerships; Wildlife management; Wildlife restoration;
- This is an overview of what Canada and the United States are doing together in order to help protect species the two countries deem as endangered. A description of the background of this partnership is given, followed by ten examples of individual...
- Documents
- Permits for native species under the Endangered Species Act
- Endangered species; Policies; Law enforcement;
- This is a description of permits required regarding various ways of handling native endangered species. It lists illegal activities pertinent to native endangered species, as well as those activites for which permits may be obtained. Further, it...
- Documents
- Perch
- Fishes; Wildlife refuges;
- Perch at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Bluegill
- Fishes; Wildlife refuges; Underwater photography;
- Bluegill at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Black bass fishing in the U.S.: addendum to the 1996 national survey of fishing, hunting and wildlife-related recreation
- Fishing; Recreation; Sport fishing; Statistics;
- This is a report intended to complement the National and State reports from the 1996 National survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. It focuses on black bass anglers. The report has five sections. The first section shows...
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- Black bass and trout fishing in the United States: addendum to the 2001 national survey of fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated recreation
- Fishing; Recreation; Sport fishing; Statistics;
- This report is an addendum to the National and State Reports for the 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. It includes information on anglers who fish for black bass and trout, and includes sections on...
- Documents
- Food from the sea: fish and shellfish of New England.
- History; Aquatic environments; Fishes; Fisheries management; Fishing; Commercial fishing; Overfishing;
- "In New England, the specific job is to spread consumption more uniformly over the nearly 80 species of fish and shellfish that are brought, into local ports each year. Production records 'of the fishing industry show a serious lack of...
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- American Painted Lady
- Insects; Flowering plants; Wildlife refuges;
- American painted lady butterfly on flower at Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, RI.
- Images
- Dragonfly
- Insects; Wildlife refuges;
- Dragonfly on plant at Trustom National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Wildlife inspector
- Law enforcement; International affairs; Employees (USFWS);
- General brochure about wildlife inspection as a career. Wildlife inspectors of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are the front-line defense against the illegal wildlife trade, a criminal enterprise that threatens species worldwide. These...
- Documents
- Red Fox
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Red fox at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Chipmunk
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Chipmunk on tree at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Chipmunk
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Chipmunk on tree at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Snapping Turtle
- Reptiles; Wildlife refuges;
- Snapping turtle swimming at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Snapping Turtle
- Reptiles; Wildlife refuges;
- Snapping turtle with open mouth at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
- Images
- Shorebirds
- Shorebirds; Coastal environments;
- Shorebirds in the water at Sandy Point, RI.
- Images
- Piping Plovers and Sanderlings
- Shorebirds; Coastal environments;
- Piping plovers and sanderlings at Sandy Point, RI.
- Images
- Waterfowl population status 2006
- Waterfowl; Population control; Surveying; Habitat conservation; Birds;
- In North America the process of establishing hunting regulations for waterfowl is conducted annually. In the United States the process involves a number of scheduled meetings in which information regarding the status of waterfowl is presented to...
- Documents
- North American Wetlands Conservation Act Progress Report 2006-2007
- Wetlands; Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration;
- This document fulfills the requirements of Section 10 and 16 of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989. It is a biennial assessment of (A) the estimated number of acres of wetlands and habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds...
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- Ten years of Pittman-Robertson wildlife restoration 1938 to 1948
- Wildlife management; Fisheries management; Game management; Grants;
- Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937, now referred to as The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 669-669k), provides federal assistance to the 50 States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern...
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