Wildlife Services (WS) |
Provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts and create a balance that allows people and wildlife to coexist peacefully.
Protecting Agriculture |
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APHIS is involved in efforts to protect American agriculture, including livestock such as cattle and sheep, a diversity of crops, and other agricultural resources.
Protecting Health and Safety |
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Health and safety hazards can exist due to interactions between wildlife and humans (or other animals). WS works to prevent these types of hazards. Go here to view information on aviation safety, wildlife diseases affecting animals or humans, and other similar threats in urban locations.
Protecting Natural Resources |
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APHIS frequently cooperates with land owners, resource managers, and the public to protect natural resources. Protection activities include projects to protect threatened and endangered animal/plant species, natural areas, game species, and other valued wildlife.
Protecting Property |
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APHIS has programs in place which prevent property damage caused by wildlife. Go here to learn about these programs as well as to find publications, brochures, and research methods being developed to help Americans manage such damage to their property.
National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) |
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The National Wildlife Research Center applies scientific expertise to the development of practical methods to resolve problems caused by the interaction of wild animals and society.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
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NEPA is our national charter for protection of the environment. It requires
Federal agencies to evaluate the potential environmental impacts when planning
a major federal action and ensures that environmental information is available
to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and before actions
are taken. Click here for information regarding Wildlife Services NEPA-related
activities, including public involvement opportunities.
National Rabies Management Program (NRMP) |
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The National Rabies Management Program was established in recognition of
the changing scope of rabies. The goal of the program is to prevent
the further spread of wildlife rabies and eventually eliminate terrestrial
rabies in the United States through an integrated program that involves the
use of oral rabies vaccination targeting wild animals.
National Wildlife Disease Program |
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The National Wildlife Disease Program participates in wildlife disease monitoring and surveillance in all regions of the United States for diseases such as avian influenza, plague, tularemia and disease of feral swine. The program's Wildlife Disease Biologists act as Wildlife Services first responders through NWDP's Surveillance and Emergency Response System. Additionally, NWDP collaborates with non-governmental organizations and officials from other countries to promote and assist in the development of wildlife disease monitoring programs worldwide.
Program Data Reports |
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These reports and pages have been developed to provide the American public with access to information about the many facets of the WS Resource Protection Program and it's wildlife damage management activities. We take pride in our partnerships and cooperation with American resource owners in developing and implementing sound, science-based projects designed to reduce conflicts between humans and wildlife.
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Wildlife Services Program Safety ReviewEvaluation of Current Safety Program and Identification of Safety Improvements |
