Names are added each year to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to remember officers (including Service special agents and refuge officers) who die in the line of duty.
Exhibits; Law enforcement; Work of the Service; Education; Education outreach; Wildlife management; Employees (USFWS);
Buyer Beware Exhibit at Logan Airport in Boston is designed to educate international travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad.
Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling (1876 - 1962) became the “Father of the Federal ‘Duck Stamp’” on March 16, 1934, when Congress passed and President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act. The law set up a permanent...
Land Conservation; Presidents; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
In 1980, after years of congressional debate, President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, or ANILCA, into law. Often called the most significant land conservation measure in the history of our nation, the...
Transportation; Aircraft; Aircraft; Work of the Service; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Togiak Refuge uses aircraft as an essential tool to accomplish our goals. Radio telemetry, aerial surveys, law enforcement patrols, and field crew support are some important uses.
History; Game wardens; Law enforcement; Personnel; Poaching; Employees (USFWS)
Note: "121 mink skins illegally taken and seized by U.S. Game Management Agent Childers" in Wrangell located in Southeast Alaska. Game warden holds up mink skins.
Employees (USFWS); Law enforcement; Oil production; Petroleum industry; Work of the Service; Uniforms;
Previously entitled; "OIL WELL CHECKING ON A REFUGE." The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 authorizes oil and gas leasing on refuge lands withdrawn from the public domain. In 1994, 35 units of the Refuge System, reported active gas.
