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Endangered
Species International Activities
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.
Other Links
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)
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