Services

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Explore our Services

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service helps ensure a healthy environment for people by providing opportunities for Americans to enjoy the outdoors and our shared natural heritage. We offer a number of services to the public, companies, and local government agencies.

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Start a Conservation Project
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Apply for a Permit
Buy a Duck Stamp
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Passes and Permits

Federal Recreation Passes
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Permits
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Fishing Licenses
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Hunting Licenses
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Services for Partners

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Grants and Funding
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues Grants & Other Financial Assistance through grants and cooperative agreement awards to a variety of groups and organizations.
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Consultation and Technical Assistance
Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ensures activities are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of listed species, destroy, or adversely modify their critical habitat.
Yellowstone cutthroat trout
Investigational New Animal Drugs (INADS)
Investigational New Animal Drugs are drugs that are in the approval pipeline but are not yet approved by FDA for use in the United States.
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Research and Tools
We bring partners together to identify shared conservation priorities and deliver scientific information and tools partnerships need to achieve conservation goals across the landscape.

Services for Landowners

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Partners for Fish and Wildlife
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program provides free technical and financial assistance to landowners, managers, tribes, corporations, schools and nonprofits interested in improving wildlife habitat on their land.
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Fish Stocking
The National Fish Hatchery System raises and stocks over 98 million aquatic species every year to support recreational fishing, Tribal subsistence fisheries, and the recovery and restoration of imperiled species.
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Cooperative Agriculture
Cooperative agriculture — partnering with farmers and ranchers to meet wildlife management objectives — is a long-standing practice on national wildlife refuges.
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Land Management and Conservation Assistance
The National Wildlife Refuge System is the nation’s largest collection of public lands and waters conserved for fish and wildlife. Planning is essential to ensure that the Refuge System meets this conservation commitment.