Threatened and Endangered Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in the Department of the Interior, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, in the Department of Commerce, share responsibility for administration of the Endangered Species Act. Look below to learn more about what the Fish and Wildlife Service does to carry out this responsibility.

Most Endangered Species program activities within the Pacific Region are handled by through our Fish and Wildlife field offices.  Please select an office below to access more detailed information about a species in your area.  On this regional web site, you will find a range of general information, compilations for wide-ranging species that span several field offices, and other information.
 
Select a Field Office Oregon Fish & Wildlife Office Pacific Islands Fish & Wildlife Ofice Snake River Fish & Wildlife Office Upper Columbia Fish & Wildlife Office Western Washington Fish & Wildlife Office

Species Information

Background Information on The Endangered Species Act ...

• Endangered Species Act [ PDF]
• History of the ESA and its implementation (updated in 1996)
• Who administers the ESA
• Policies, Secretarial Orders and regulations that we use to guide our implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
• For viewing or downloading announcements of new policies, regulations, and decisions we posted in the Federal Register, please see our Federal Register page.
• Endangered Species Glossary (PDF)