What Does the Trump Administration’s Review of Wildlife Refuges Mean for Maine?

What does the Trump administration’s review of wildlife refuges mean for Maine?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been asked to “look for refuges and hatcheries established for a purpose that no longer aligns with the mission” of the agency.

What does Trump administration’s review of wildlife refuges mean?

An aerial view of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, one of six such national wildlife refuges in Maine. Photo by Gregory Rec of the Portland Press Herald.National wildlife refuges have played an important role in American conservation efforts for over a century.  Late last month, as many people were winding down for the holidays, the Trump administration quietly announced a “comprehensive review” of both the National Wildlife …

Wyoming’s Coursey leads National Wildlife Refuge System audit that’s igniting sell-off worries

A Wyoming mule deer advocate is leading a Trump administration review of the National Wildlife Refuge System as former agency officials worry the effort is being rushed and may lead to divesting of federal land owned by all Americans.  Josh Coursey, a Donald Trump-appointed senior advisor to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik, will undertake a “programmatic comprehensive review” of the 573-unit refuge system, according to Nesvi…