providoil hv Division (Miiployees, are available to 

 inxeslifrators l)()th in and ont of llie Bureau. The 

 assistance of thousands of banders, observers, and 

 collectoi-s who liave cooperated in obtaininfj lliese 

 specimens, or in pro\iding data on tlieni, make* 

 this comprehensive service possible. 



Organizaiion. — The Division is organized on a 

 line-and-.staff basis. The directors of the 5 re- 

 search centei's, the leaders of the 18 cooperative 

 wiUllife research units, and the head of the foreign 

 game introduction project all report directly to tlie 

 Division's office in Washington where program 



planning, coordination, and administration for all 

 Division functions are centralized. C'ei'tain fiscal, 

 pei-sonnel, and projjerty management sen'ices are 

 provided to the field stations through the five re- 

 gional offices of the Bureau. 



In the fiscal year 1965 the Division had over 190 

 professional and 157 other employees, and a budg- 

 et of $4,74'2,()()0. Details or organization, admin- 

 istrative and .supervisory channels, and location 

 of research stations are given in appendixes A, B, 

 C, and D of tliis report. Tlie 'MM publications 

 authored by Division ]>ersonnel and cooperating 

 workers are listed in appendix E. 



Waterfowl on wintering Kroimds give the impression of great abundance, but major concentrations at this season may 

 involve most of the ducivs or geese of a flyvvay. The Bureau, res[x>nsible for the well-being of this resource, must 

 apprai.se the situation and make the facts known to the public. (Photo by Peter J. Van Huizen) 

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