Who is responsible if wildlife does damage?

Through our representative government, we all are responsible for the damage done by wildlife. Several agencies work to help solve wildlife problems. These agencies are part of local, state and federal government. Wildlife Services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve these conflicts and create a balance that allows people and wildlife to coexist peacefully. Each state also has its own wildlife agency. Agency personnel and private animal damage or nuisance wildlife control operators work to solve wildlife problems within the guidelines of state and federal laws.