Wildlife Services

Not to be confused with United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Wildlife Services
Agency overview
Formed1895
Preceding agency
  • Animal Damage Control
    (in APHIS and FWS)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Employees2,004 (FY10)
Annual budgetUS$121 million (FY10): 47.8% federal, 52.2% cooperator-provided
Agency executives
  • Gregory Parham, Administrator of APHIS
  • Janet L. Bucknall, Deputy Administrator for Wildlife Services
Parent agencyAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Websitewww.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage

Wildlife Services is the program intended to provide Federal resources 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).

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.