Madison
Law Enforcement Office

Contacting the Office:

4511 Helgesen Drive
Madison, WI 53718-6747
Phone: 608-221-1206
Fax: 608-221-1357
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

Email: StPaul@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

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Office Facts

• Established: 1950

• Staff: two Special Agents

• The Madison Field Office is administered by the St. Paul, Minnesota, Resident Agent in Charge Office

Law Enforcement Objectives

• Protect and conserve native and foreign wildlife through the enforcement of federal laws

• Promote and encourage voluntary compliance with federal wildlife laws through public education and the creation of a deterrent effect

Law Enforcement Priorities

• Investigate violations that have a significant impact on wild populations of federally protected species, such as those violations involving commercial exploitation and/or habitat destruction and modification

• Investigate violations that involve wild populations of species protected by state or foreign laws, with emphasis on interstate and foreign commercial exploitation

• Provide support and assistance to enforcement activities on Service lands, such as national wildlife refuges, and to other federal agencies on lands they manage

• Promote awareness of, and support for, federal wildlife laws and the role of law enforcement in protecting our wildlife resources and heritage

Laws Enforced

• Migratory Bird Treaty Act

• Duck Stamp Act

• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

• National Wildlife Refuge Act

• Lacey Act

• Airborne Hunting Act

• Endangered Species Act

• Marine Mammal Protection Act

• Archaeological Resource Protection Act

• African Elephant Conservation Act

• Wild Bird Conservation Act