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Atlantic sturgeon being released

Endangered Species Act

Searching for Sturgeon in the St. Marys River, FL/GA

Wildlife Wonders

Helping hand for hard-working mussel

A river passes through a partially deconstructed dam

High Street Dam Removal

A metal fish ladder on a concrete slope next to a low-head dam near the Stockdale Mill on a cloudy day.

Habitat Restoration

Fish Passage Restoration in the Eel River

Small gopher frog held in the right hand of a scientist equipped with a telemetry tag

Wildlife Management

Gopher Frogs Under Surveillance!

Single fish underwater. Black band on fin.

Habitat Restoration

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge helps ‘play defense’ for pupfish

A tiny fish larval set against a dark background. The small fish has not fully developed so no fins, gills etc.

Working at the invasion front: Carp in the Red River

Kids and USFWS volunteers using shooting archery

2023 Longest Day of Play

Close up of biologist holding small brook trout.

Up a climate-stressed creek

Fish Hatcheries Contend with Climate Change

Male Service employee stands beside Big Brothers Big Sisters event participant as he holds a rainbow trout she caught. Lake in background.

Angling for Equity

Elderly people fishing out of blue stock tub under a tent

Fishing Brought to Nursing Home

a tan fish with orange fish in a net

Wildlife Wonders

Freshwater Drum: The Great Grunting Gaspergoo

Mammoth Spring Earth Day 2023

A brownish fish with hints of pink and yellow, and is covered in small spots being held just above a tank of water.

Endangered Species Act

National Fish Hatchery System: By The Numbers (2022)

Olympic Peninsula Fish Hatcheries Adapt to a Changing Climate

Coho salmon

2022 Distribution Reports

a fish in water by a log

People of the Salmon

Aquatic Invasive Species, Midas Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus)

Aquatic Invasive Species Control in Florida - It Takes A Village

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Staff

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employees come together for All Kentucky Meeting

A jet black, scaly snake with a burnt orange colored face curled up in some grass

Endangered Species Act

Fighting for Endangered Species - Just Below the Surface

USFWS fish distribution truck unloading fish for into tank

2023 Summit Manor Fishing Event Organized by Wolf Creek NFH

water and marsh vegetation weave together throughout a wetland

Wildlife Wonders

Four Fish Who Want You To Wet Your Plants

A person smiling while holding a razorback sucker. River in background.

Endangered Species Act

Raising the Razorback Sucker