Federal wildlife officer Matt Belew served as an emergency medical responder to tornado-struck Moore, OK. Belew had just finished work Monday afternoon at the Fish and Wildlife Service's Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge when he learned of the massive tornado that had ravaged Moore, an hour and a half away. Photo Caption: Federal wildlife officer Matt Belew in Moore, OK, where he served as a first responder. Officer Moore usually works at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, an hour and a half away. Credit: USFWS

The Service today announced Tribal Wildlife Grant awards to Native American tribes in 14 states to fund a wide range of conservation projects. Photo Caption: The Burns Paiute Tribe in Oregon will receive a grant to benefit bull trout. Credit: Joel Sartore

In the highest parts of Arkansas' Ozarks, the slow-moving Magazine Mountain shagreen snail has won the race to become the first invertebrate to be recovered and removed from Endangered Species Act protection. Photo Caption: Magazine Mountain Shagreen. Credit: Trey Reid / Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

This week, over 100 delegates from 50 different federal and state wildlife agencies, research and academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private industry from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. are gathering for the 18th Annual Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation. The Service is hosting the meeting, both online and in-person, at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Photo Caption: North America's monarch butterfly is the only butterfly species known to make biannual migrations. Credit: Ron Holmes / USFWS

Drop by the Director's Corner and meet Service Director Dan Ashe