DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



As the Nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has respon- 

 sibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes foster- 

 ing the wisest use of our land and wator resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserv- 

 ing the environmental and cultural values oi our national parks and historical places, and pro- 

 viding for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy 

 and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interests of 

 all our people. The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reserva- 

 tion communities and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration. 



