U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

aid: fish-and-wildlife-service
name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fish-and-wildlife-service/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Conservation
- Endangered Species
- Federal Government
- Fisheries
- Wildlife
description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and
  enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. USFWS programs cover
  migratory birds, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish and marine mammals, and inland sport fisheries. Public-facing
  data is shared primarily through web tools and downloadable datasets such as the Environmental Conservation Online System
  (ECOS), Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC), and the Service Catalog (ServCat) rather than a consolidated public
  API program.
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-04-28'
apis:
- aid: fish-and-wildlife-service:ecos
  name: USFWS Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
  tags:
  - Critical Habitat
  - Endangered Species
  - Environmental Data
  - Wildlife
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/
  description: The Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) is the USFWS portal for threatened and endangered species
    data, critical habitat designations, recovery plans, and Section 7 consultations. ECOS exposes structured species profiles
    and downloadable datasets, but does not currently publish a stable, fully documented public API contract.
  properties:
  - url: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report
    type: Reports
- aid: fish-and-wildlife-service:ipac
  name: USFWS Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC)
  tags:
  - Endangered Species Act
  - Environmental Review
  - Project Planning
  - Section 7 Consultation
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/
  description: Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) is a USFWS web-based project planning tool that helps users
    identify potential impacts on protected species and habitats, generate official species lists for Endangered Species Act
    Section 7 consultations, and build consultation packages. IPaC is delivered as an interactive web application and does
    not currently publish a public API contract.
  properties:
  - url: https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/about
    type: Documentation
- aid: fish-and-wildlife-service:servcat
  name: USFWS Service Catalog (ServCat)
  tags:
  - Document Repository
  - Reference Library
  - Reports
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/
  description: The Service Catalog (ServCat) is the USFWS reference library for reports, datasets, and other documents produced
    by or for the agency. ServCat is backed by an internal services layer; while the catalog is publicly browseable, a public
    API contract is not currently published.
  properties:
  - url: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/
    type: Portal
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/USFWS
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usfws
- type: Website
  url: https://www.fws.gov
- type: Data
  url: https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/data
- type: ECOS
  url: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/
- type: IPaC
  url: https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/
- type: ServCat
  url: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.fws.gov/apps/
integrations:
- name: Celebrating America's 250 Anniversary
- name: Our Services
- name: Sea Turtles Program Volunteers
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com