United States Fish and Wildlife Service

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-states-fish-and-wildlife-service

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was United States Fish and Wildlife Service built?1956
2. What is the agency name?United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
3. What is the governing department?United States Department of the Interior
4. Why was the USFWS created?It was started in the late 1800s because people were hunting too much and destroying homes for animals. The Service grew into its current form with the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956.
5. How many National Wildlife Refuges does the USFWS manage?The Service manages more than 560 National Wildlife Refuges, places where animals can live safely and where people can visit and learn.

Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Ecosystem Services: The benefits that humans receive from natural ecosystems, such as clean air and water.
Transboundary Issues: Environmental problems that cross national borders and require international cooperation.