Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

Author : U. S. Fish U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781505829198
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment written by U. S. Fish U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the National Wildlife Refuge System comprised of over 150 million acres including 555 national wildlife refuges and thousands of waterfowl production areas. The Service also operates 70 national fish hatcheries and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, administers the Endangered Species Act, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance Program which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state wildlife agencies.