Patuxent Research Refuge

Name

Patuxent Research Refuge

Legal name

Patuxent Research Refuge

Website

https://fws.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Conservation Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG), Wildlife Viewing Hides, Observation Towers & Birding Sites (Managed Access) (THAAAFAE)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation
• Wildlife research
• Migratory bird banding
• Environmental education
• Federal land management

Headquarters

HQ city

Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Patuxent Research Refuge operates as a federal wildlife refuge within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System, providing habitat protection and public access for wildlife observation, environmental education, and outdoor recreation. The refuge hosts the U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Research Refuge Bird Banding Laboratory, which serves as a central repository for bird banding data and supports migratory bird research and conservation programs across North America.

Product overview

Patuxent Research Refuge operates as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System, providing wildlife conservation and habitat protection services. The refuge supports the Bird Banding Laboratory, which enables reporting of banded birds for research purposes. As a government conservation facility, it offers public access for wildlife observation, environmental education, and recreational activities consistent with refuge management objectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bird Banding Laboratory Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Direct peers

• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): The federal scientific agency that operates the Bird Banding Laboratory on-site at Patuxent. USGS conducts biological research and Earth science monitoring, with direct operational overlap at this specific refuge via the Bird Banding Lab.
• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge: Another federal National Wildlife Refuge operated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, offering wildlife conservation, habitat protection, and public recreation. Directly comparable as a sister refuge within the same federal system serving analogous mission objectives.
• U.S. National Park Service Research Centers: Federal natural resource management agency under the Department of Interior operating parks and conducting scientific research. Comparable as a sister federal land-management agency with overlapping conservation research mandate.
• Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge: America's first National Wildlife Refuge, also operated under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with a conservation, habitat protection, and public access mandate. Directly comparable as a sister federal refuge with the same operating model.
• U.S. Forest Service Research Stations: Federal research infrastructure under USDA conducting forestry and wildlife research across the U.S. Comparable as a sister federal natural resource research entity with similar public-research orientation and federal operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: Federal-affiliated research institute conducting wildlife conservation biology research and training, located in Virginia. Comparable as a major regional player in wildlife science and conservation research with similar research-output orientation.
• The Nature Conservancy: Large U.S.-based nonprofit operating conservation lands and conducting biodiversity research globally. Comparable through habitat protection and biodiversity science, but as a private nonprofit with broader global scope.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Global conservation organization conducting wildlife research, species protection, and habitat conservation. Comparable mission on biodiversity and species conservation, but operates internationally as a private NGO with broader scope.
• National Audubon Society: Major U.S. nonprofit dedicated to bird and habitat conservation with extensive research, advocacy, and sanctuary operations. Comparable through overlapping bird conservation research, citizen science, and habitat protection mission, but operates as a private nonprofit rather than a federal facility.

Emerging players

• Ducks Unlimited: U.S. nonprofit focused on waterfowl habitat conservation, closely tied to the Duck Stamp funding program that supports Patuxent's federal refuge system. Comparable mission overlap on waterfowl and wetland conservation, but operates via private funding rather than federal appropriations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PatuxentResearchRefuge

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