U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's International Program works w/people to save endangered wildlife/nature around the world.
USFWS HQ - Falls Church, VA
Joined September 2009
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Canada, Mexico & the U.S. are working together to conserve wildlife & ecosystems! Through the Trilateral Committee, we’re collaborating to protect shared species & habitats. The U.S. is holding this year's annual meeting in San Diego, CA this week! More: ow.ly/OplV50RrgP8
ALT a male western tanager perched in a tree
ALT a Kemp's ridley sea turtle swimming near the ocean floor
USFWS International retweeted
North America's grasslands are among the world's most endangered ecosystems, and grassland bird populations suffer some of the steepest declines of any group of birds, decreasing in populations by 53%.
ALT an upland sandpiper stands in tall grass
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African elephants once roamed sub-Saharan Africa, with as many as 26 million during the 18th century. Today, they are protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Only around 415,000 remain across the African continent. More: ow.ly/AEKI50R5bGT (1/2)
ALT a herd of African elephants near a watering hole
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Learn more about the newest Species Conservation Catalyst Fund effort to conserve songbirds & address this One Health challenge: ow.ly/HMZt50QnZVN
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But many keepers smuggle songbirds in part to avoid quarantine requirements that are believed to compromise the birds’ training – posing a potential health risk to the birds themselves, native U.S. species & people.
📷Rose-breasted grosbeak by Kelsey Biles/USFWS #thread
ALT a rose-breasted grosbeak perches in a tree
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In some singing competitions, the contestants are songbirds.
A deeply-held tradition throughout the Caribbean & Guiana Shield of South America, songbirds are carefully trained to out-sing other birds.
The story: ow.ly/HMZt50QnZVN #thread
📷Jen Miller/USFWS
ALT a songbird sits in a cage that's hanging from a ceiling outdoors
USFWS International retweeted
Need a “feel good” story today? We got you! Meet the newly protected area, the Redonda Ecosystem Reserve, which is part of Antigua & Barbuda. What was once a barren “moonscape" has now been rejuvenated as a gem of the Caribbean & covers 75,000 acres of land & sea. #thread
ALT a lush and rejuvenated landscape, foreground features land with lush vegetation and background shows the ocean
USFWS International retweeted
Our compliments to the chef(s) 👏
Think of your favorite dish to eat and the ingredients that go into making it. Chances are that dish couldn’t exist without the help of pollinators. Over 100 types of crops grown in the U.S. depend on pollination.
📸: Danielle Brigida
ALT A tiny Peck's skipper butterfly sips nectar from a flower. A chef's hat has been added to the image and placed on the butterflies head.
USFWS International retweeted
#HappeningNow! #CITES Plants Committee experts are meeting in Geneva to review trade in 34,000+ plant species.
🌳cites.org/eng/node/136738
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📢New job opening!
Interested in working at #CITES Secretariat as a Specialist in totoaba management and trade?🐟
Apply by June 14➡️cites.org/eng/node/136725
USFWS International retweeted
#DidYouKnow? The Hyacinth macaw can live for 50 years in the wild and is the longest parrot (up to 1m from head to tail)!
The assessment of App. I species, like this blue parrot, is on next month's #CITES Animals Committee meeting agenda➡️cites.org/eng/ac/32/agenda-d…
#WorldParrotDay
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#WorldFisheriesDay this year comes in the middle of #CITESCoP19 - so far, 55+ species of sharks, fresh-water stingrays, and 3 sp. of sea cucumbers were recommended for inclusion to CITES. Once implemented, int. trade in these sp. will, for the 1st time, be regulated by #CITES.
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Learn about how Anne Ntongho, Senior M&E Officer at @WWF Cameroon, used the #ConservationStandards for deep, effective change through @USFWS’s MENTOR Fellowship Program. bit.ly/CSMentorWA #AdaptiveManagement @RunningWildM #WestAfrica @OfficialZSL
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The Asian Elephant Range States Meeting hosted by the Government of #Nepal, is facilitated by our group, supported by the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund of the @USFWSIntl Additional support by @NTNCNepal, WWF Nepal, and ZSL Nepal
#AsianElephants #AsianElephantConservation
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Between 1960s & 1970s, #jaguars were heavily hunted and as many as 18,000 were killed every year to feed the trade in their skins. Since 1975 this trade was halted thanks to #CITES & the population began to stabilize jaguarday.org #JaguarDay
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Gabon's forest elephant population is up 50% since 1990 not down 75%! Testament to @PresidentABO's leadership and to @Parcs_Gabon's courage and dedication, as well as to the long-term support of @USFWSIntl and our many other donors.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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.@USFWS is proposing to protect the Egyptian tortoise, a land-based reptile from Libya, Egypt & Israel, as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA): ow.ly/MlVt50GIUBH
📷: Courtesy of Danielle Regan/The Maryland Zoo
ALT Close-up of a tortoise with brownish scales and a brown shell surrounded by rocks.
USFWS International retweeted
Across the country, we all benefit from the Hispanic community’s deep connection to America’s lands, commitment to responsible stewardship, and interaction with the resources the Earth provides.
On behalf of @Interior: Happy Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Today we celebrate #WorldElephantDay 🐘🐘🐘
Together with @NigeriaParks @fmenvforestryng & @GovBauchi
@TheWCS helps save the last savanna & forest elephants in Nigeria. We are grateful to @EPIAfrica @ElephantCrisis @tusk_org & @USFWSIntl for support.
#WorldElephantDay2021 – at Keswick, England
