The Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office serves southern and western
Alaska, from the Aleutian Islands and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, north
to the Alaska Range, and east to the Copper River Delta in Prince William
Sound. Much of the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska are also included
in our area of responsibility. Through our five program areas of Endangered
Species, Environmental Review, Habitat Restoration, Contaminants, and Fisheries
we work to recover endangered species; help developers and permitting/licensing
agencies conserve our fish and wildlife resources; restore fish and
wildlife habitat; assess, monitor and clean up environmental contaminants;
and investigate wildlife-contaminant interactions and conduct fisheries activities to support aquatic resource conservation and management. Collectively, these
activities are “ecological services” to conserve fish, wildlife,
and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Our office is part of the Service's Fisheries and Ecological Services
Division.
Natural resources for which the Service has specific responsibilities
under federal law include federally-listed threatened and endangered
species; migratory birds including bald eagles; some marine mammals
including sea otter, polar bear and walrus; water and wetland habitats; and anadromous
fish.
Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office area of responsibility is shown
in green.
