aid: fish-and-wildlife-service
name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/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-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/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-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/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-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/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: 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/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com