The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a partnership effort with the States and national conservation organizations, and has become one of the most important sources of information on fish and wildlife...
The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is a partnership effort with the States and national conservation organizations, and has become one of the most important sources of information on fish and wildlife...
The purpose of the National Fish, Wildlife and
Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is to inspire
and enable natural resource administrators,
elected officials, and other decision makers
to take action to adapt to a changing climate.
Adaptation...
The purpose of the video is to show the proper survey methods, handling techniques, and measuring and data gathering protocols. Principles described also have applications for more general amphibian surveys at any location.
Birds; Monitoring; Predators; Predator control; Species of concern; Statistics;
These are the results of the 2003 peregrine falcon monitoring plan. The plan was established after the species' de-listing from the endangered species list, and takes place every three years. The report includes a description of methodology as...
Work of the Service; History; Climate change; Connecting People with Nature
This booklet describes the mission and work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and includes historical information and goals and objectives of all Bureau programs.
Fisheries management; Fishes; Rivers and streams; Tropical environments;
This document serves as the Final Report for research on Puerto Rico stream fishes and their habitat funded by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, in the form of a grant to the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and...
Endangered species; Habitat conservation; Human impacts; Wildlife management;
This is a fact sheet describing safe harbor agreements with assurances for private landowners. It explains the purpose of the agreements and the process a landowner must follow in order to enter and maintain such an agreement.
Endangered species; Habitat conservation; Policies; Work of the Service; Human impacts;
This is a fact sheet describing the requirements of federal agencies under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act to ensure their activities in no way adversely affect any endangered or threatened species, or any species proposed for the...
This is a fact sheet describing the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It briefly describes the mission and history of the Service and the Service's current conservation work and plans for the future.
Endangered species; International affairs; Law enforcement; Mammals; Policies; Population control;
This is a fact sheet explaining the particular policy regarding the import, export, re-export, take and interstate or foriegn commerce of the giant panda--an animal with its own policy resulting from its high endangerment and unique station in the...
This is a guide to help with data analysis of avian monitoring programs. It covers assessment of abundance and species composition using point counts, demographic monitoring via mist-nets and demographic monitoring via nest-monitoring. The guide...
Fire management; Fires; Invasive species; Policies; Prescribed burning
This is a handbook describing the correlation between fire management and the introduction of invasive species. It offers procedures for fire managers to follow in order to prevent the spread of invasive species as an unintended result of fire...
This is a handbook describing the framework for strategic habitat conservation that enables the efficient conservation of wildlife populations through habitat management. It provides details on applying the technical elements of SHC; biological...
Aquatic animals; Aquatic environments; Biological control; Habitat conservation; Invasive species; Population control; Work of the Service;
This is a plan to prevent zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species from spreading westward. This document includes background on the issue, including the current and potential impacts, ecological, economic and otherwise, the spread of these...
This is a preliminary biological assessment of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. Stimulation for the report was based on the concept that future decisions related to the biological portion of the Comprehensive Conservation Plan will be based on the...
This is a report that identifies migratory and non-migratory birds species that represent the highest conservation priorities to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This is a status assessment of the double-crested cormorant in North America as of 2001. It includes general information on the bird, biological information and area-specific population information for throughout North America.
This is a status assessment of the Eastern massassauga in North America. It includes biological information on the species, distribution status information and detailed status figures.