Fish and Wildlife Species

Endangered Species Birds Invasive Species Other Species Sites The Image Library Wildlife Fact Sheets

For more information on endangered or threatened species, enter a common or scientific name here: You can also browse the endangered species lists

Endangered Species

Restoring endangered and threatened species to a secure status in the wild is a key objective of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Endangered Species web site has information on threatened and endangered wildlife and plants and lists of threatened and endangered species by state.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the NOAA Fisheries Service (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service) Office of Protected Resources work together to protect species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. We implement programs and regulations for terrestrial and freshwater species, while NOAA Fisheries is charged with marine and anadromous species.

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Birds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency charged with protecting and enhacing the populations and habitat of more than 800 species of birds that spend all or part of their lives in the United States. Visit our migratory bird pages or get involved with International Migratory Bird Day. Or learn about duck stamps help ensure healthy waterfowl populations.

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Invasive Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species page and Invasivespecies.gov, the gateway to Federal efforts concerning invasive species, describe how invasive species are a threat to our natural landscapes.

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Other Species Sites

The research function of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now part of another Federal organization, the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). You can find a wealth of species-specific information at their site on Biological Resources. You'll find more fact sheets, another Kid's Corner (with a coloring book for endangered species), and the science-rich site for the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). And don't forget the Bird Banding Lab (or the Check-list of North American Birds from the American Ornithologists' Union).

The Fish and Wildlife Information System has a Species Information System, with information on endangered and marine/coastal species. There's also an Integrated Taxonomic Information System online - and did you know the Smithsonian has exhibits on botany? Of course, you can always use the different search engines on the internet to find additional biological information beyond the summaries in our wildlife fact sheets (below).

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The Image Library

Our online image library is loaded with copyright-free photographs and illustrations of all sorts of plants and wildlife. Download high resolution photos for use in school reports or other projects.

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Wildlife Fact Sheets

Some fact sheets are available in either HTML or PDF format. The PDF versions retain the layout of the printed versions, but may require you to install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.