FWS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

FWS FOIA Reading Room

Welcome to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's FOIA Reading Room. This site contains documents specifically identified for inclusion by the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996. We expect that this page will continue to grow as we add more information.

As required under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) . . .

NOTE: The FOIA Logs are listed by Program, for information on the contents of the FWS FOIA Library, or for questions regarding accessibility or assistance, please contact fwhq_foia@fws.gov

You may access our open and closed request at the FOIAonline site. Click Search > Advanced Search > Look Up By >Tracking Number = FWS 

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Division of Management Authority (DMA) - Import/Export Permits

• All Species
• Argali
• Bontebok Elephants Lions
• Cheetah Trophy
• Elephants, Lions
• Elephant Trophy
• Leopard Trophy
• Leopards, Lions, Markhor, Wood Bison, and Elephants
• Lions, Leopards, and Elephants
• Lion Trophy
• Morelia Zoo “Yupik” the polar bear
• Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA)
• Zoo Tampa Manatee

Division of International Conservation (DIC)

• International Wildlife Conservation Council

Ecological Services

• Section 7 Section 7
  Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.
  
  Learn more about Section 7 (Consultations)
  • FWS-2014-01226
  • Biological Opinion for the Re-initiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Operations for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project (Sacramento, CA)
  • Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)
  • Pebble Mine
  • Space X 
• Section 10 (HCPs)
  • Eastern Collier HCP
  • National HCP FOIA
  • Northern Corridor
  • R-Project
• Species
  • Black-Footed Ferret
  • Fisher
  • Florida Panther 
  • Greater Sage Grouse (GRSG) 
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Key Deer
  • Lynx
  • Manatee
  • Mexican Wolf Recovery Program
  • Red Wolf
  • Wolverine 
• National Wildlife Refuge
  • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
  • National Bison Range
  • National Elk Refuge Bison and Elk Management Plan
  • NWRS Agricultural Practices Memo Withdrawal
  • San Bernadino National Wildlife Refuge (SBNWR)

Office of Law Enforcement

• Import, Export Data

Southern Border Issues

• Border Wall
• Arizona
• California
• New Mexico
• Texas

Recently Added Material

FWS FOIA Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response

• Data by Species
• Data by Individual Bird
• Bird Recovery Map Archive