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Wildlife Crime
Partnering to stop songbird smuggling
May 30, 2023
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Get Involved
Big-cat Owners Must Register by June 18
Apr 18, 2023
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Our Partners
It’s a CITES Celebration
Mar 31, 2023
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Endangered Species Act
Egyptian Tortoise Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Mar 29, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Winter 2023 Fish & Wildlife News: CITES Turns 50
Mar 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Protections for Herps
Mar 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
50 Years of Trade and Conservation
Mar 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
CITES is Golden
Mar 2, 2023
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Holiday gifts that give to wildlife
Dec 7, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Critical Progress as CITES CoP19 Comes to a Close
Nov 28, 2022
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Wildlife Crime
Sink or Swim
Nov 23, 2022
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Our People
Special agents receive Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award
Nov 21, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Improving transport conditions for CITES-listed species
Nov 21, 2022
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Wildlife Management
What Happens to Species on CITES Appendix II? See: American Alligator
Nov 21, 2022
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Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Measures for African Elephant Protection
Nov 16, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Ancient Reptiles Need Modern Regulations: The Case for Including U.S. Turtles on CITES Appx. II
Nov 15, 2022
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Get Involved
Big-cat Owners Must Register by June 18
Apr 18, 2023
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Endangered Species Act
Egyptian Tortoise Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Mar 29, 2023
A rescued young alligator snapping turtle on a grassy field.
Wildlife Management
Critical Progress as CITES CoP19 Comes to a Close
Nov 28, 2022
A statuette of a jaguar on a wooden pase
Our People
Special agents receive Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award
Nov 21, 2022
closeup view face to face with an adult African elephant showing one broken off tusk.
Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Measures for African Elephant Protection
Nov 16, 2022
Press Release
A Look Back at the U.S. Ivory Crush
Jan 14, 2014
Press Release
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Nominations for Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking
Jul 29, 2013
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Promoting Global Wildlife Conservation Polar Bear Proposal Defeated at CITES Conference
Jul 22, 2013
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protection for All Chimpanzees – Captive and Wild – as Endangered
Jun 11, 2013
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Detroit Tigers Spotlight Success of “Save Vanishing Species” Semipostal Stamp
May 7, 2013
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Birds play a significant ecological, economic and cultural role in our Lives.
Apr 25, 2013
Press Release
Fish and Wildlife Service, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Spotlight Rhino Crisis
Apr 11, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protects Jamaican Parrot under the ESA
Mar 11, 2013
Press Release
Sharks and Manta Rays Receive Protection Under CITES
Mar 9, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Leads Efforts to Protect Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises at International Wildlife Trade Meeting
Mar 8, 2013
Press Release
Polar Bear Proposal Defeated at CITES Conference
Mar 7, 2013
A container filled with plastic hair curlers that have birds stuffed inside
Wildlife Crime
Partnering to stop songbird smuggling
May 30, 2023
A woman stands at a podium.
Our Partners
It’s a CITES Celebration
Mar 31, 2023
A large meeting space with people sitting at long tables
Wildlife Management
50 Years of Trade and Conservation
Mar 2, 2023
Colorful art showing a whale and manta ray underwater, then a tiger, bird, snake, youth, and the number fifty in front of a yellow sunny sky. Text reads Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation. World Wildlife Day 3 March. #WWD2023
Wildlife Management
CITES is Golden
Mar 2, 2023
Colorful collage of species that includes zebras, red parrots, rhinos, lizards, sea turtles underwater, polar bears swimming, and more
Wildlife Management
Winter 2023 Fish & Wildlife News: CITES Turns 50
Mar 2, 2023
Common snapping turtle looking at the camera while standing on green grass.
Wildlife Management
Protections for Herps
Mar 2, 2023
Carolina Wren holding onto a tree trunk and looking out at snow
Get Involved
Holiday gifts that give to wildlife
Dec 7, 2022
A vaquita mother (right) and her calf (left) can be seen as they surface in the waters off San Felipe_Paula Olson NOAA.jpg
Wildlife Crime
Sink or Swim
Nov 23, 2022
A male wildlife inspector in a brown U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jacket crouches next to a large shipping crate sitting on wooden pallets. The crate has several air holes and a mesh-covered window. The words "zoo" are printed above the window.
Wildlife Management
Improving transport conditions for CITES-listed species
Nov 21, 2022
American alligator swimming in the water
Wildlife Management
What Happens to Species on CITES Appendix II? See: American Alligator
Nov 21, 2022
Common snapping turtle looking at the camera while standing on green grass
Wildlife Management
Ancient Reptiles Need Modern Regulations: The Case for Including U.S. Turtles on CITES Appx. II
Nov 15, 2022
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Wildlife Management
U.S. Supports Native Turtles, Sea Cucumber, Glass Frogs, and More at CITES CoP19
Nov 14, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Turtles Face Unique Challenges – CITES Can Help
Nov 11, 2022
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Wildlife Management
How CITES Supports Sustainable Wildlife Trade Across the Globe
Oct 26, 2022
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Collaborative Effort Leads to New Wildlife Corridor in India
Sep 22, 2022
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Wildlife Management
Nepal’s Tigers: A Conservation Success Story
Sep 16, 2022
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