The Department of the Interior is planning to strengthen its field operations, support active habitat management, prioritize refuge purposes and expand compatible wildlife-dependent recreation.
A review of the National Wildlife Refuge System, along with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s secretary’s order, Making America’s National Wildlife Refuges Great Again, calls for 29 recommendations.
The recommendations include strengthening hunting and fishing coordination, increasing refuge law enforcement staffing, directing more resources to field operations and removing barriers to practical conservation work.
“These commonsense recommendations provide a practical path to healthier wildlife habitats, stronger partnerships and more opportunities for Americans to hunt, fish and enjoy the public lands that belong to them,” Burgum said.
