Recognizing Significance (Prompt #9)

Being a fisheries and wildlife major I am constantly following what the US Fish and Wildlife Service is doing. This is an important field because by conserving the environment and managing natural resources, the field is also protecting the future for humans as well. The objectives of the USFWS are listed on their website as:

1.      Assist in the development and application of an environmental stewardship ethic for our society, based on ecological principles, scientific knowledge of fish and wildlife, and a sense of moral responsibility.

2.      Guide the conservation, development, and management of the Nation's fish and wildlife resources.

3.      Administer a national program to provide the public opportunities to understand, appreciate, and wisely use fish and wildlife resources.

As listed on the USFWS website here are some of the things they do to protect us and the planet:

·         Enforce federal wildlife laws

·         Protect endangered species  

·         Conserve and restore wildlife habitat such as wetlands

·         Help foreign governments with their international conservation efforts

Programs like USFWS are significant and important because without them regulating and managing resources, the planet would be in worse condition. Without protecting the environment and populations of species, different habitats and ecosystems would cease to exist. When those no longer exist, neither do the organisms that inhibit them, which directly connects to our food sources.

A.C.

Information from https://www.fws.gov