U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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federal agency government organization wildlife management agency

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service canonical	486
United States Fish and Wildlife Service	137
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife	3
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement	3
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement	3
Fish and Wildlife Service	2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region	2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region	2
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries	1
Office of Law Enforcement of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (appropriations)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (for refuge areas)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (for refuge lands)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (in part)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (island refuge lands)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (through Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge)	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program office	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement program	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages walrus, sea otters, polar bears, manatees, and dugongs	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional offices	1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office	1
USAFWS	1
USFWS	1
USFWS Office of Law Enforcement	1
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Context triple: [Hatfield Marine Science Center, collaboratesWith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

A. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
B. National Park Service
The National Park Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and managing national parks, monuments, and other protected historic and natural sites across the country.
C. National Marine Fisheries Service
The National Marine Fisheries Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for the stewardship, conservation, and management of the nation’s marine resources and their habitats.
D. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
E. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Target entity description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.

A. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
B. National Park Service
The National Park Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and managing national parks, monuments, and other protected historic and natural sites across the country.
C. National Marine Fisheries Service
The National Marine Fisheries Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for the stewardship, conservation, and management of the nation’s marine resources and their habitats.
D. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
E. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ wildlife management agency ⓘ
abbreviation	USFWS ⓘ linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
alsoKnownAs	Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
collaboratesWith	Native American tribes ⓘ linked to: Native Americans international conservation organizations ⓘ non-governmental conservation organizations ⓘ state fish and wildlife agencies ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	conservation law enforcement officers ⓘ ecologists ⓘ fisheries biologists ⓘ refuge managers ⓘ wildlife biologists ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Falls Church, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Falls Church United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
inception	1940 ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalMandate	Anadromous Fish Conservation Act ⓘ Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ⓘ Endangered Species Act of 1973 ⓘ linked to: U.S. Endangered Species Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act ⓘ Lacey Act ⓘ Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 ⓘ linked to: Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ⓘ linked to: National Wildlife Refuge System Wild Bird Conservation Act ⓘ
mission	to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats ⓘ
oversees	Ecological Services Program ⓘ Endangered Species Program ⓘ linked to: U.S. Endangered Species Act Federal Duck Stamp Program ⓘ Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program ⓘ linked to: National Marine Fisheries Service International Affairs Program ⓘ Migratory Bird Program ⓘ National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ Office of Law Enforcement ⓘ Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
precededBy	Bureau of Biological Survey ⓘ Bureau of Fisheries ⓘ
responsibility	administration of wildlife-related grants and financial assistance programs ⓘ conservation of wetlands ⓘ enforcement of federal wildlife laws and regulations ⓘ implementation of the Endangered Species Act for terrestrial and freshwater species ⓘ international wildlife conservation partnerships ⓘ management of migratory birds ⓘ management of the National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ restoration of nationally significant fisheries ⓘ wildlife habitat conservation on public and private lands ⓘ
website	https://www.fws.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (659)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hatfield Marine Science Center → collaboratesWith → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

United States Department of the Interior → hasPart → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

U.S. Endangered Species Act → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → managedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

United States Department of the Interior → oversees → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

subject linked to: DOI

Office of Wildland Fire → coordinatesWith → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge → managingOrganization → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

U.S. National Monument → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Desecheo Island → managedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Endangered Species Act → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

subject linked to: ESA

Vieques National Wildlife Refuge → managedBy → United States Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → governingBody → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

California Department of Fish and Wildlife → collaboratesWith → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → abbreviation → USFWS ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → alsoKnownAs → Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Public Law 93-205 → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

National Trails System units → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Rachel Carson → employer → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Thacher Island → isManagedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Rose Atoll → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Rose Atoll → governingBody → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Florida panther → managedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Chamisso Island → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Title 16 of the United States Code → enforcedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge → managedBy → United States Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge → governingBody → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Wilderness Act of 1964 → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs → oversightOf → United States Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Crimes Section → collaboratesWith → Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → establishedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Migratory Bird Treaty Act → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Migratory Bird Treaty Act → enforcementAgency → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument → governingBody → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

United States Department of the Interior → oversees → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

subject linked to: USDOI

Office of Renewable Energy Programs → collaboratesWith → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Office of Wildland Fire → coordinatesWith → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

subject linked to: OWF

Pacific lamprey → managedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

California condor recovery program → coordinatedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

California condor recovery program → involvesOrganization → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas → environmentalOversightBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge → managingOrganization → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

National Wildlife Refuge System → administeredBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act → implementedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

Federal Lands Highway Program → serves → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

United States protected areas system → managingAgency → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

California condor → managedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

California red-legged frog → listedBy → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ

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