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The Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office (CESFO) was established in 1974 as part of the bet365下载ios鈥檚 Southeast Region. We have jurisdiction on Federal Trust Species (i.e., at-risk species, federally listed species, migratory birds and inter-jurisdictional fish) in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI; St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix).

Our Mission

Vision

We strive for ecosystem sustainability through preservation, conservation, enhancement, and restoration of habitats essential for the long-term viability of the fish, wildlife, and plants in the Caribbean.

Station Goals
  • Promote strategic conservation to protect, conserve and enhance wildlife and ecosystems.
  • Work cooperatively with private landowners to restore and protect wildlife habitat.
  • Protect endangered species through the administration of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in cooperation with other federal agencies, commonwealth and territorial agencies and non颅governmental organizations.
  • Manage the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program and lead the interagency working group.
  • Conserve wildlife and wetland resources by evaluating and recommending modi铿乧ations of projects proposed for Federal construction, funding or authorization.
  • Evaluate impacts of contaminants on trust resources and aid in remediation of impacts and restoration of habitats and resources.
  • Develop partnerships with federal, commonwealth and territorial agencies, organizations and citizen groups to understand climate change climate change
    Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

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  • Assist private entities, U.S. Virgin Island and Puerto Rico governments to evaluate and address potential impacts to wildlife from energy projects, including natural gas pipeline construction and wind farms.