Detroit Metro
Airport
Wildlife Inspection Program
Contacting
the Office:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service --
Wildlife Inspection Office, Bldg. 830
2599 World Gateway Place
Detroit, MI 48242
Phone: 734-247-6800
Fax: 734-247-6805
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Email: MidwestNews@fws.gov
Office Facts
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Established: 1986
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Staff: two Wildlife
Inspectors; one Evidence Custodian
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In addition to
the airport, the Wildlife Inspector is responsible for wildlife shipments
through the Detroit Windsor Tunnel, rail and ocean cargo terminals,
foreign mail facilities and several other border ports between the
United States and Canada
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The Detroit Metro
Airport Wildlife Inspection program is administered by the Chicago
Wildlife Inspection Office
Law Enforcement
Objectives
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Protect and conserve
native and foreign wildlife through the enforcement of federal laws
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Promote and encourage
voluntary compliance with federal wildlife laws through public education
and the creation of a deterrent effect
Law Enforcement
Briefs
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Detroit is a non-designated
and border port for wildlife importations and exportations
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Detroit Metropolitan
Airport is the 14th busiest airport in the world and the seventh busiest
in the United States
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Detroit Metropolitan
Airport is a major hub for Northwest Airlines and is regarded as the gateway to the Orient
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The new international
terminal is capable of accommodating 3,000 international passengers per
hour
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The port of Detroit
includes the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest international crossing in the United States
Laws Enforced
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
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Endangered Species
Act
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African Elephant Conservation Act
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Lacey Act
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Wild Bird Conservation
Act
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Marine Mammal Protection
Act
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Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act
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Migratory Bird Treaty
Act
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