Welcome 



Welcome to the National Wildlife Re- 

 search Center (NWRC), the primary 

 research facility within the Wildlife 

 Services (WS) program of the U.S. 

 Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 

 Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

 Service (APHIS). NWRC provides 

 scientific information on wildlife, its 

 habitat, and its relationship to ag- 

 riculture and public safety Here at 

 the Center and at our nine field sta- 

 tions, specialists conduct scientific 

 inquiries into the problems of wildlife 

 damage and look for solutions to 

 these problems. 



NWRC seeks to protect wildlife from 

 the adverse effects of human activi- 

 ties while also reducing the damage 

 and hazards that wildlife causes to 

 agriculture, forests, industry, and 

 other areas of human involvement. 

 The reconciliation of these two con- 

 flicting priorities is the challenge that 

 NWRC scientists face today 



At the Center, we welcome the 

 public, including students, legisla- 

 tors, scientists, agricultural 

 producers, and other interested 

 individuals. We encourage you to 

 ask our employees questions. 



Philadelphia 



^-V- Gainesville 



NWRC field stations are strategically located throughout the United States to 

 be near wildlife and habitats of primary interest. 



