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United States Department' of the Interior 

 Fish, and Wildlife Service 



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Wildlife Leaflet 227 



1 Chicago.' Ill- 



Decem"ber 1942 



WILDLi:?^ COFTHIRIT TOIL'S TO. THE MTIOIT'S VXR PROGRAM 



By Edna N. Sater, Assistant Editor, 

 Division of Public Relations 



America's fish and vdldlife resources have made many sulDstantial 

 contriljutions to the national ■'•/ar program during the year that began 

 with Pearl' Harbor. 



Since v/ar broke out the Eish and Wildlife Service has stream- 

 lined its work in order to devote the major portion of time to activ- 

 ities directly concerned vrith the mobilization for '-xar r^-arposes of 

 the na,tural resources under its "orotcction. Included in these under- 

 takings are specific projects, actions, and lines of activities that 

 enable the Service to rssist the Deioartmcnt of the Interior in making 

 the maximum, bror.d contribution to the vrar progr^'^m. The iaiowledge and 

 experience gained through years of preparation, through years of study, 

 conservation and development of our wildlife rcsotxrccs, are now being 

 devoted to winning the war. 



The importance of the Service's various ^rogrrms in "oer-octuating 

 the renewable natural resources on which national defense and morale 

 depend is reflected in its designation as a defense agency for specific 

 reasons that include the emergency vrlucs of the fisheries fleet, the 

 food supply in fishes, the control of animals and rodents that destroy 

 crops and food stores, and the Service's trained research rnd law- 

 enforcement "oersonnel. 



As an agency carrying out the national punoose to restore wild- 

 life and conserve it for prudent use, the Service v/as given the res- 

 ponsibility of guarding these resources agn,inst avoidable damage from 

 defense activities. 



Of outstanding importance, hov/ever, vras the effort to make the 

 Nation's fisheries available in the most effective way -oossible for 

 meeting domestic needs and at the same time permitting ex^oorts to the 

 allies. Mobilization of the Department's facilities for this effort 



