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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Electronic Books Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist InfoHub Site Search:		United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Credit: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. Our mission is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System of more than 520 National Wildlife Refuges and thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. Under the Fisheries program it also operates 66 National Fish Hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. Among its key functions, the Service enforces Federal wildlife laws, protects endangered species, manages migratory birds, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their international conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to State fish and wildlife agencies. United States Fish and Wildlife Service Affiliation:   United States Department of the Interior Type of Organization:   Policy or Management Sector:   Federal Government Main Field of Focus:   Conservation, Protection and Enhancement of Fish, Wildlife and Plants and their Habitats Year Created:   1871 Contact Person:   Williams, Steven A. Mailing Address: Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Human Resources 1849 C Street, NW Mailstop: 3458 Washington, DC 20240 USA Telephone: +1 202-208-4717 E-mail: contact@fws.gov Home Page URL:   http://www.fws.gov/ Keywords:   Conservation, Plant, Habitat
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