United States Fish and Wildlife Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:USFWS
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Bald_and_Golden_Eagle_Protection_Act gptkb:Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act gptkb:Anadromous_Fish_Conservation_Act gptkb:Coastal_Program gptkb:Duck_Stamp_Act gptkb:Federal_Aid_in_Sport_Fish_Restoration_Act gptkb:Federal_Aid_in_Wildlife_Restoration_Act gptkb:Fish_and_Wildlife_Act_of_1956 gptkb:Fish_and_Wildlife_Coordination_Act gptkb:Fish_and_Wildlife_Improvement_Act_of_1978 gptkb:Lacey_Act gptkb:National_Fish_Hatchery_System gptkb:National_Fish_Passage_Program gptkb:National_Wetlands_Inventory gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System_Administration_Act gptkb:Neotropical_Migratory_Bird_Conservation_Act gptkb:North_American_Wetlands_Conservation_Act gptkb:Partners_for_Fish_and_Wildlife_Program gptkb:Wild_Bird_Conservation_Act gptkb:Wildlife_and_Sport_Fish_Restoration_Program gptkb:Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act
gptkbp:budget	over $2 billion (2023)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Martha_Williams
gptkbp:employs	administrative staff biologists conservation officers
gptkbp:formed	June 30, 1940
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Falls_Church,_Virginia
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:logo	US-FishAndWildlifeService-Logo.svg
gptkbp:mission	working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	approximately 8,000 (2023)
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System gptkb:Ecological_Services_Program gptkb:Endangered_Species_Program gptkb:Fisheries_Program gptkb:International_Affairs_Program gptkb:Law_Enforcement_Program gptkb:Migratory_Bird_Program
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Bureau_of_Biological_Survey gptkb:Bureau_of_Fisheries
gptkbp:responsibleFor	conservation of migratory birds enforcement of federal wildlife laws management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats management of national wildlife refuges protection of endangered species restoration of nationally significant fisheries
gptkbp:seal	US-FishAndWildlifeService-Seal.svg
gptkbp:website	https://www.fws.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States gptkb:United_States_Government
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Fish and Wildlife Service