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USFWS International @USFWSIntl

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's International Program works w/people to save endangered wildlife/nature around the world.

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🌿🐾 Happy World Wildlife Day! 🐘🐅 Join us in celebrating the incredible beauty of our biodiversity. From the smallest insects to the big cats, every species plays a vital role in maintaining the balance of our planet. 📷by Levi Novey/USFWS
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CITES CoP20 Update! Our 2nd Federal Register notice in preparation for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is at ow.ly/JhF750UANpT. We invite comments by January 27, 2025.
A graphic titled "On the Road to CITES Cop20" It has a road moving across the page with 6 blue dots each with a date and an action item, including March 2024 (Federal Register notice #1), December 2024 (Federal Register notice #2), July 2025 (Federal Register notice #3), September 2025 (Public meeting), October/November 2025 (Federal Register notice #4), and November 24 - December 5, 2025 (CITES CoP20).

ALT A graphic titled "On the Road to CITES Cop20" It has a road moving across the page with 6 blue dots each with a date and an action item, including March 2024 (Federal Register notice #1), December 2024 (Federal Register notice #2), July 2025 (Federal Register notice #3), September 2025 (Public meeting), October/November 2025 (Federal Register notice #4), and November 24 - December 5, 2025 (CITES CoP20).
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Happy National Bird Day! We’re soaring with excitement to announce 7 projects awarded by the Combating Wildlife Trafficking Program’s Species Conservation Catalyst Fund to help reduce trafficking of songbirds for singing competitions🦜Learn more: ow.ly/asvw50Uzzrx
A brown and black songbird perches on a branch in front of green leaves.

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We welcome Turkmenistan as the 185th Party to CITES! Turkmenistan’s deserts, mountains & great steppes are home to 94 animal & 15 plant species protected by CITES, including the Imperial eagle & more: ow.ly/UfS050UzCuW 📷Bernd Thaller/CC BY 2.0: flic.kr/p/2gorPoT
an Imperial eagle in flight

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From December 2024 through March 2025, our National Wildlife Property Repository will be accepting public donations of products made with pangolin. Our donation page provides information to guide you through the process. ow.ly/Rt5Q50Up4NL
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The monarch butterfly is a tiny critter that unites a continent, migrating annual across 3,000 miles from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico. The Service and partners in Mexico have long protected forests in the monarch’s overwintering grounds. Learn more🦋👉ow.ly/gFEs50UpisT

Partnering to conserve monarchs across North America | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

In autumn, when leaves on trees across Canada and the United States begin to change color and fall to the ground, trees in rugged mountain forests in central Mexico change color too. But their orange...

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📢 New funding opportunity! 📢 Our Great Ape Conservation Fund has announced the FY25 funding opportunity for Africa: MENTOR-ApeHealth! Proposals due February 4, 2025. Info at: ow.ly/VcsG50Umqpn 🦍 Photo credit: Dirck Byler/USFWS
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This jaguar in Honduras invites you to celebrate International Jaguar Day! From Mexico to Argentina, the grantees in our Latin American Regional Program celebrate jaguars every day and work with communities to help these iconic cats thrive. Learn more: ow.ly/OpWj50UieKk
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A win-win solution to climate change, habitat loss, and community wellbeing doesn't exi- Forestry concession programs in Mesoamerica are working with local communities to restores and sustainably use forests. 👉Learn more here: ow.ly/qqR850Tn4ii #OneHealthDay
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Happy #NationalBisonDay and #NationalNativeAmericanMonth! We're pleased to share a new Letter of Intent of the #TrilateralCommittee (a partnership among Canada, Mexico, and the United States) to strengthen the conservation of the American bison. More: ow.ly/8Mb950TYBJY

Interior Department Strengthens Conservation of American Bison | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Parks Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources...

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📢 New funding opportunity! Our Central Africa Regional Program has announced the FY24 Bushmeat Funding Opportunity to address the threat of the illegal urban bushmeat trade of protected species. Proposals are due November 18, 2024. 👉 Learn more: ow.ly/EIJ950Tj5Fj
A light green-gray crocodile with a slender snout lays on a large log against a black background.

ALT A light green-gray crocodile with a slender snout lays on a large log against a black background.

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We're flying high this week, because our MENTOR-Bat 🦇 program just held its second in-person workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with a special emphasis on evidence-based bat conservation and One Health approaches. 👉 Read more here! ow.ly/zkgG50T5b4S
A group of about 20 people standing in front of a lit up building at nighttime, holding a banner that reads "Welcome MENTOR-Bat Team."

ALT A group of about 20 people standing in front of a lit up building at nighttime, holding a banner that reads "Welcome MENTOR-Bat Team."

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Today is International Goat Day! 🐐 We're excited to share we received the Wild Sheep Foundation's Federal Statesman Award for our work to conserve the wild sheep and goats of the world. 👉Read more: ow.ly/V5yt50T38NK
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🐘 Happy World Elephant Day! 🐘 Now that you can ID Asian elephants, you should also know that International Affairs works with partners across Asia's 13 elephant range states to address threats like poaching and habitat loss to protect these amazing animals!
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Hear from one of our permitting staff who spoke to attendees at a recent veterinary convention about the importance of permits to conserve wildlife, the permits needed to travel with an exotic pet, and how enriching a conservation career with us can be: ow.ly/eize50SLm6g

International Affairs' Staff Speak to the Importance of Permits | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

I recently had the pleasure of cohosting a booth at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Convention 2024 in Austin, Texas. The event had approximately 7,500 attendees from around...

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... and it's a wrap @CITES! Congrats to the U.S. delegation to the 33rd meeting of the Animals Committee and the 27th meeting of the Plants Committee for their leadership and contributions in the last set of technical meetings before the 20th Conference of the Parties of CITES.
The United States delegation to the 33rd meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, including representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs and Office of Law Enforcement and NOAA Fisheries.

ALT The United States delegation to the 33rd meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, including representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs and Office of Law Enforcement and NOAA Fisheries.

The United States delegation to the 27th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, including representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs and Office of Law Enforcement, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ALT The United States delegation to the 27th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, including representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs and Office of Law Enforcement, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Exciting news! The IA's Division of International Conservation is the first government office to be designated an ‘Evidence Champion’ by @ConservEvidence! DIC is committed to using scientific evidence to boost conservation efforts worldwide. #EvidenceBased #EvidenceChampions
A silver-back mountain gorilla sits among leafy vegetation, look slightly upward towards the left of frame.

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Did you know that green sea turtles are nature's lawn mowers? They graze on seagrass beds which make them more productive & keep them healthy. In turn, the seagrass cover serves as crucial habitat for a number of crustaceans, fish & more! 📷 NOAA #wildturtleweek #turtlepower
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Each year, the Whitley Awards recognize conservation leaders all around the world. Congrats to Dr. Aristide Kamla for this well-deserved recognition! Aristide graduated from our MENTOR-Manatee Program in 2018 & we’ve been celebrating his accomplishments ever since! 📷USFWS
Dr. Aristide Kamla standing in front of the u.s. fish and wildlife service sign

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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
a male western tanager perched in a tree

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a Kemp's ridley sea turtle swimming near the ocean floor

ALT a Kemp's ridley sea turtle swimming near the ocean floor

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