Welcome
Law enforcement is essential to virtually every aspect of wildlife conservation. The Pacific Region’s Office of Law Enforcement contributes to Service efforts to manage ecosystems, save endangered species, conserve migratory birds, preserve wildlife habitat, restore fisheries, combat invasive species, and promote international wildlife conservation.
Service law enforcement today focuses on potentially devastating threats to wildlife resources -- illegal trade, unlawful commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, and environmental contaminants. The Office of Law Enforcement investigates wildlife crimes, regulates wildlife trade, helps Americans understand and obey wildlife protections laws, and works in partnership with international, state, and tribal counterparts to conserve wildlife resources. This work includes:
Breaking up international and domestic smuggling rings that target imperiled animals
Preventing the unlawful commercial exploitation of protected U.S. species
Protecting wildlife from environmental hazards and safeguarding critical habitat for endangered species
Enforcing federal migratory game bird hunting regulations and working with states to protect other game species from illegal take and preserve legitimate hunting opportunities
Inspecting wildlife shipments to ensure compliance with laws and treaties and detect illegal trade
Working with international counterparts to combat illegal trafficking in protected species
Training other federal, state, tribal, and foreign law enforcement officers
Using forensic science to analyze evidence and solve wildlife crimes
Distributing information and outreach materials to increase public understanding of wildlife conservation and promote compliance with wildlife protection laws
The Clark R. Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, conducts scientific analyses that support federal, state, and international investigations of wildlife crime.
Contacts
Regional Office
Gary L. Young
Special Agent in Charge
Email: gary_young@fws.gov
Phone: 503-231-6125
James (Jim) Ashburner
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Email: james_ashburner@fws.gov
Phone 503-231-6125
Idaho/Washington
Eric Marek
Resident Agent in Charge
Email: eric_marek@fws.gov
Phone: 425-883-8122
Oregon
Sheila O’Connor
Resident Agent in Charge
Email: sheila_oconnor@fws.gov
Phone: 503-682-6131
Hawaii and Pacific Islands
Keith Swindle
Resident Agent in Charge
Email: keith_swindle@fws.gov
Phone: 808-861-8525