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@USFWS

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is dedicated to the conservation, protection and enhancement of fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats.

Washington, DC
Joined July 2009

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  1. 23 hours ago

    Monarch butterflies face their most vulnerable time when they overwinter. But we can do things to help:

  2. Jan 21

    First Laysan albatross chick of the season on Midway Atoll !

  3. Jan 21

    Tiny Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT tags) track fish movement. !

  4. Jan 21

    Happy squirrel appreciation day! We all have a story about these critters, what's yours?

  5. Jan 19

    : Taken about 2 years ago at Sacramento . Peregrine falcon flying into a flock of pintails.

  6. Jan 18

    Here's your daily dose of cute: A smiling fish 🐟 at Florida Keys Complex

    a blue fish smiles at the camera while a striped fish pouts in the background
  7. Jan 19

    My last day w/ , after 20+ years. I'll be moving on to , but will ALWAYS be an FWS employee at heart! Thank you all!

  8. Jan 19

    Reptile traffickers arrested with 199 radiated tortoises & other top wildlife crime busts:

  9. Jan 19

    First chicks of the season (Black-footed Albatross) spotted on 1-16-17!! Many more on the way! Pic by Mikiala Taylor

  10. Jan 18

    Great profile on Alaskan pilot biologist Dr. Heather Wilson, one of 5 female pilots with .

  11. Jan 18

    Now is a great time to look for bald eagles across America: pic by

  12. Jan 17

    A beautiful kaleidoscope of overwintering monarchs in California. Learn how we can in the West.

  13. Jan 17

    Bald eagle, brown pelican, peregrine falcon - 3 recovered species, 3 Endangered Species Act success stories

    Bald eagle
    Brown pelican
    Peregrine falcon
  14. Jan 17

    An underwater look at a Blanding's Turtle release:

    Footage of Blanding's Turtle Release
  15. Jan 15

    RT to spread the word! All public lands are free on Monday for

    A dusting of snow covers trees and granite rock formations
  16. Jan 16

    Today you can visit national parks, refuges and forests for free! Learn more about fee free days:

  17. Jan 15

    "Fishcicles" by Kelly Preheim at Lake Andes National in South Dakota.

  18. Jan 14

    Now that's a lot of frogs! These northern leopard frogs are traveling to a spot to overwinter:

    Northern Leopard Frogs by Tom Koerner, USFWS
  19. Jan 13

    This is the first footage ever captured of the Ruby Seadragon in the wild

  20. Jan 13

    : The rusty patched bumble bee is the first bumble bee listed as endangered. How to help at

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