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Title	At the Forefront of Conservation: History of the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Producer	USFWS/NCTC
Description	A 16 minute video depicting the history of the US Fish and Wildlife Service from its beginings just after the Civil War through 2000. The history of wildlife conservation is stunningly brought to life through films and photos in this 16 minute historical journey. For over 130 years the Fish and Wildlife Service has been at the forefront of American conservation. A small agency with a great mission, the story of the Service is full of drama, idealism, sacrifice, and, ultimately, the successful conservation of our nation's rich fish and wildlife resources. The story of the Service includes the history of wildlife law enforcement as sportsmen lobbied early wildlife law enforcement agents to prohibit market hunting and the feather trade. The history of the National Wildlife Refuge System reflects a century long experiment to carve out a small piece of habitat where wildlife comes first. The Service's pioneering efforts in contaminant research and the effects of pollution on wildlife are recalled. Finally, new sciences and techniques to protect and propagate the nation's threatened and endangered species are captured in photos and film. The Service history is the story of its employees. Spencer Baird, a Smithsonian Secretary and preeminent American naturalist, created the first national infrastructure for conservation to restore the nation's trout, salmon, and fishery stocks. Paul Kroegel was a German immigrant who single-handedly defended his beloved brown pelicans and helped create the first national wildlife refuge at Pelican Island. Jay "Ding" Darling, editorial cartoonist turned conservationist, drew the first duck stamp and helped consrve our nation's migratory waterfowl in the midst of Depression and Dust Bowls. Rachel Carson a young marine biologist hired by the Service in 1936, rose to become an important early voice for wildlife conservation, and her chemical cautionary tale Silent Spring (1962) helped usher in the modern environmental era. Their stories illustrate the evolution of the Service and American conservation thought. So, join us on this historical journey recalling the fight for conservation.
Subject	videography history
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributors	USFWS/NCTC
Date Published	2013-01-07
Type	Video
Format	H264
Item ID	2078689195001
Source	NCTC Image Library
Language	English
Rights	Public Domain
Audience	General
Original Format	digital
Length	00:16:47
Original Filename	http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/e1/uds/pd/821753390001/821753390001_2078694959001_Forefront-of-Conservation-History-of-USFWS.mp4
Download File Link (right click link; save target as)	http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/e1/uds/pd/821753390001/821753390001_2078694959001_Forefront-of-Conservation-History-of-USFWS.mp4
Video Player Link	http://bcove.me/kou8k3rt
Archival file	Volume18/2137.url
Date created	2013-02-22
Date modified	2017-08-22