Wildlife Services
Program for wildlife damage management / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wildlife Services is the program intended to provide Federal leadership and skill to resolve wildlife interactions that threaten public health and safety, as well as agricultural, property, and natural resources. The program is part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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Formed | 1895 |
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Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Employees | 2,004 (FY10) |
Annual budget | US$121 million (FY10): 47.8% federal, 52.2% cooperator-provided |
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Parent agency | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) |
Website | www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage |
Wildlife Services is tasked[clarification needed] with protecting those resources from damage or threats posed by wildlife. It works in every state to conduct a program of integrated wildlife damage management in response to local requests. Wildlife damage management is a specialized field within the wildlife management profession.