External Affairs / News

The Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office’s External Affairs Division provides information and assistance to Congressional offices, other agencies, media outlets, and the general public about Service activities. Visit our Newsroom and Feature Stories pages to find out what’s new and noteworthy.

If you wish to view news releases throughout our Pacific Southwest Region - California, Nevada, Klamath Basin, please visit our Regional Office's comprehensive News Release site.
You can also learn more about fish and wildlife activities and accomplishments from employees across the United States through our Service's Fish & Wildlife Field Notes, Social Media Hub, and Daily News Blog.

Photo Images

The Service has a collection of still photos that are public domain. If you want to obtain an image, please visit one of our many digital media libraries.
When using images, we ask that proper credit be given to the photographer and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Photo images of species within Region 8 may be found below:
Pacific Southwest Region Flickr; National Digital Library; NCTC Image Library

Helpful Websites

Endangered Species Act Document Library:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/index.html

Endangered Species Program Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/questions.html

Renewable Energy Development in Region 8:
http://www.fws.gov/cno/energy.html

Climate change:
http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/

Landscape Conservation Cooperatives in Region 8:
http://www.fws.gov/cno/climate.html

Federal regulatory actions:
http://www.regulations.gov

Migratory Birds:
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/

State of the Birds Report:
http://www.stateofthebirds.org/

Birds of Conservation Concern:
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/NewReportsPublications/
SpecialTopics/BCC2008/BCC2008.pdf

Birds of Management Concern:
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/NewReportsPublications/
SpecialTopics/BirdsofManagementConcern09[1].pdf

Fire Program:
http://www.fws.gov/cno/fire/

USFWS Law Enforcement:
http://www.fws.gov/le/

Children and Nature:
http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/
http://www.fws.gov/cno/conservation/schoolyard.cfm
http://www.fws.gov/educators/

Fish and Wildlife Field Notes
http://www.fws.gov/arsnew/

California Department of Fish and Game:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/rehab/facilities.html

Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory:
http://wildliferehabinfo.org/ContactList_MnPg.htm

*USFWS Customer Service Center:
contact2@fws.gov; 1-800-344-WILD

**The USFWS operates this Center, a national toll-free telephone and email response team to assist the public with inquiries, requests for literature, and public comments across a broad spectrum of government agencies.