The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is concerned with the fate of wildlife across our country's borders as well as within. Many of the species that are familiar to us in our backyards spend much of their time in Canada or Mexico, or both, or have broad ranges that extend beyond the borders of any one country. Some species found in other countries may be brought into the United States as pets, as hunting trophies, or in commercial products resulting from activities that could threaten their long term survival.

The Service's Endangered Species Program deals primarily with species found in the U.S. and our territories, while the International Affairs Program deals primarily with foreign endangered species (including permits for their import or export, representing the Service under CITES). These species occasionally overlap. Both programs work closely with the governments of Canada and Mexico to cooperatively conserve species at risk across North America.

• Canada/Mexico/U.S. Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management
  The Endangered Species Program is the U.S. co-chair for the subgroup Shared Species Working Table. Any U.S. Federal agency planning to undertake endangered species field work in Mexico or Canada should coordinate it through this Working Table. Summary in English. Resumen en español.
  
  
• U.S./Canada Framework for Cooperation in the Protection and Recovery of Wild Species At Risk
  The Endangered Species Program is the Federal lead for coordinating with the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; assists the Services' Regional and Field Offices with crossborder communication for conservation and recovery efforts for shared species. Report on cooperative recovery efforts for 10 shared species "Conserving Borderline Species."
  
  
• North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC)
  Organization funded by all three countries and employing a non-governmental staff. Implements the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a sister agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Federal lead for NACEC for the U.S. is the Environmental Protection Agency. The Service's Endangered Species Program works with a subgroup of NACEC under its Conservation of Biodiversity program. Our project is called the “Species of Common Conservation Concern.” [PDF]. NACEC web site is also in Spanish and French.
  

• En español Leer un sumario en español de la Ley de Especies en Peligro De Extinción, vaya aquí: Aspectos básicos de la ESA . También, leer de los terratenientes, vaya aquí: Nuestro Programa de Especies en peligro de extinción y cómo funciona para los terratenientes. Leer de los especies candidatas (4th sección de la Ley de Especies en Peligro de Extinción), vaya aquí: Especies Candidatas. Leer sobre las becas para las tierras privaras, vaya aquí: Programa de Administración de Becas Privadas.
  

Other Links

• Canadian Wildlife Service
• Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE)
• Mexico's Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a treaty in effect since 1975
• Spanish/English Glossary (CITES)
• Permits for the importation or exportation of certain plant and wildlife species, hunting trophies, etc.
  

Species Information

A list of threatened and endangered species found in other countries that are listed under the (U.S.) Endangered Species Act.

Endangered Species Bulletin: 2005 CITES edition and the 2003 Mexico edition

Whooping Crane Population Reaches Record High Press release (Dec. 1, 2004)

California Condors Return to Mexico. Press Release (Aug. 12, 2002)

Feature on the Kootenai River white sturgeon