U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

@USFWS

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is dedicated to the conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. 🐟🦆 🌱

Washington, DC

fws.gov/social-media

Born 1940

Joined July 2009

34.8K Following

325.7K Followers

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Meet the Oregon Chub! 👋🐟 Catch our latest episode later today and new episodes every Monday wherever you get your podcasts: fws.gov/fish-of-the-we…🎣 📷 Off-channel habitats are important to both Oregon Chub and Chinook Salmon. (Freshwaters Illustrated/used with permission)
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Oct 16
By 1907, fewer than 1,000 bison remained in North America. That year, the Bronx Zoo shipped 15 bison to Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains in one of the first bison reintroduction efforts — and it worked. Their descendants still roam those grasslands today. It's National Wildlife
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Oct 15
Small wings, big work. 🦋 Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds keep the world blooming. National wildlife refuges give them the meadows and prairies they need. USFWS photo by Mike Budd
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Oct 12
Meet the Grass Carp, a behemoth of a vegetarian with its very own "coming to America" story: fws.gov/fish-of-the-we… 📷 Sam Stukel/USFWS #AllTheFish
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Oct 12
Did you know that hunting and fishing opportunities are available at many national wildlife refuges across the U.S.? That means family traditions, good food on the table and access to the outdoors on public lands across the country. Hunters and anglers have always been
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