The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Southeast Region (Region 4)
Welcome from the Regional Director, Cindy Dohner
Welcome to the home page for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Southeast Region. The Service’s Southeast Region (Region 4) is home to a rich diversity of natural resources spread across 10 states stretching from the Appalachian Mountains south to the Caribbean islands and west to the Ozarks, including the southern half of the Mississippi River Basin. The Regional Office is located in Atlanta, Georgia, a vibrant and exciting Southern city. Our region covers an area more than 430,000 square miles, which includes the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. We invite you to explore the information, that we are happy to share with you here, about our activities throughout the Region. Our work supports the overall Fish & Wildlife Service mission, and one of our primary goals is to work as one within the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and shoulder to shoulder with the States and with our many other partners. In this way, we will achieve our vision of a better place for fish and wildlife and the people who enjoy them. Priorities of the Southeast Region: Fiscal Years 2011-2013
Southeast Facts and Figures
Key Habitats and EcosystemsThe Southeast has a variety of diverse and unique ecosystems and habitats including coastal marshes, coral reefs, bottomland hardwoods, the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains, caves, and longleaf pine forests. Our region is home to 26,000 miles of tidal shoreline and its coastal flats include 86 million acres of coastal habitat and fish and wildlife resources and coral reefs. Conservation Successes and Challenges
The Mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, working with others, is to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 150-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System comprised of 553 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands, and other special management areas. It also operates 70 national fish hatcheries and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. |
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