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Our People
International Affairs' Staff Speak to the Importance of Permits
Jul 16, 2024
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Wildlife Management
Service Strengthens Measures to Enhance Conservation and Protections for African Elephants
Mar 29, 2024
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Our People
International Affairs Supports Wild Sheep and Goat Conservation
Jan 19, 2024
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The Story of Spillover: Sources and Safeguards
Dec 19, 2023
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Saiga Antelope: A Conservation Success Story
Dec 12, 2023
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases First Fully Digitized Permit Application Forms
Jun 26, 2023
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International Affairs and One Health
Jun 5, 2023
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It’s a CITES Celebration
Mar 31, 2023
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Egyptian Tortoise Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Mar 29, 2023
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Wildlife Management
50 Years of Trade and Conservation
Mar 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Winter 2023 Fish & Wildlife News: CITES Turns 50
Mar 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Protections for Herps
Mar 2, 2023

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closeup view face to face with an adult African elephant showing one broken off tusk.
Wildlife Management
Service Strengthens Measures to Enhance Conservation and Protections for African Elephants
Mar 29, 2024
small turtle on gravel
Endangered Species Act
Egyptian Tortoise Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Mar 29, 2023
A rescued young alligator snapping turtle on a grassy field.
Wildlife Management
Critical Progress as CITES CoP19 Comes to a Close
Nov 28, 2022
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Special agents receive Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award
Nov 21, 2022
closeup view face to face with an adult African elephant showing one broken off tusk.
Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Measures for African Elephant Protection
Nov 16, 2022
A woman stands behind a table with a tablecloth that reads U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs
Our People
International Affairs' Staff Speak to the Importance of Permits
Jul 16, 2024
Four people stand onstage and in front of a screen that has the USFWS logo with "Federal Statesman Award." Three men hold an award plaque.
Our People
International Affairs Supports Wild Sheep and Goat Conservation
Jan 19, 2024
A group of people walk across a stone bridge, while cattle with thick horns pass, heading in the other direction. One woman carries a bundle on her head, and in the background there's lush greenery.
The Story of Spillover: Sources and Safeguards
Dec 19, 2023
An adult male saiga antelope standing in a grassy area.
Saiga Antelope: A Conservation Success Story
Dec 12, 2023
A group of red berries on a green-leafed plant.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases First Fully Digitized Permit Application Forms
Jun 26, 2023
A graphic depiction of a variety of human, wildlife, domestic animal, and environmental interactions, including cut down trees, selling wildlife and products in markets, inspecting live shipments, and diversity and community in wildlife and environmental conservation.
International Affairs and One Health
Jun 5, 2023
A woman stands at a podium.
Our Partners
It’s a CITES Celebration
Mar 31, 2023
A large meeting space with people sitting at long tables
Wildlife Management
50 Years of Trade and Conservation
Mar 2, 2023
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Wildlife Management
CITES is Golden
Mar 2, 2023
Close-up of a turtle looking at the camera while standing on green grass.
Wildlife Management
Protections for Herps
Mar 2, 2023
Colorful collage of species that includes zebras, red parrots, rhinos, lizards, sea turtles underwater, polar bears swimming, and more
Wildlife Management
Winter 2023 Fish & Wildlife News: CITES Turns 50
Mar 2, 2023
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