Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center for

 

Title

Wildlife Services: Preventing Services

Authors

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

December 2002

The Wildlife Services (WS) program—part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)—is charged with providing Federal leadership to alleviate or minimize wildlife damage to agricultural, property, and natural resources and protect humans from health and safety threats from wildlife. Providing assistance in wildlife disease management is an integral part of the WS mission.