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The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the United States Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States. The mission of the agency is "working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants ...
It was established by a joint resolution (16 Stat. 593) of the United States Congress on February 9, 1871, [3] as an independent agency of the U.S. Government with a mandate to investigate the causes for the decrease of commercial fish and other aquatic animals in the coastal and inland waters of the United States, to recommend remedies to the ...
Bailey County, Texas: NM 1969 3,264 acres (13.21 km 2) [299] Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge: San Miguel County: NM 1965 8,672 acres (35.09 km 2) [300] Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge: Mora County: NM 2012 4,224 acres (17.09 km 2) [301] Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge: Colfax County: NM 1965 3,699 acres (14.97 km 2) [302] San Andres ...
The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas (USA), west of the town of High Island, Texas. It borders East Bay, part of the Galveston Bay complex, behind Bolivar Peninsula at the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1963, this wildlife refuge is located on the upper Texas Coast in Chambers ...
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[13] [14] In 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Service underwent a reorganization and became the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The 1956 reorganization established two components of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, which focused primarily on commercial fisheries, whales, seals, and sea lions; and the ...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.The 120,000-acre (49,000 ha) refuge is located almost entirely in Cameron County, Texas, 25 mi (40 km) east of Harlingen, [2] although a very small part of its northernmost point extends into southern Willacy County.
The Neches River National Wildlife Refuge is a 7,000-acre (28 km 2) [1] protected area of Texas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It is located in the rolling hills of East Texas near Jacksonville. Encompassing the upper Neches River, the unit preserves a pristine waterway.