U.S. Fish and Wildlife Staff Down More than a Third Nationwide; PNW Sees Steep Cuts - The Daily Chronicle

US Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide, 35% in Idaho since Trump 2.0

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist examines macroinvertebrates at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, Wyo. The agency has lost 1,900 scientists due to early retirements, buyouts and cuts under the Trump Administration. (Photo by Kari Cieszkiewicz/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)The number of people staffing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has dropped by 3,600 during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to federal data…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide; PNW sees steep cuts - The Daily Chronicle

The number of people staffing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has dropped by 3,600 during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to federal data obtained by the nonprofit conservation group Center for Biological Diversity. Oregon, California, Alaska and Washington have seen some of the steepest losses, according to the agency’s year-over-year staff rosters obtained via public records request by Noah Greenwald, endangered species dire…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff tumbles by a quarter in Director Brian Nesvik’s home state of Wyoming

Nationwide, agency staffing has dropped by 36% since 2024 and wildlife refuges, already debilitated by a lack of resources, continue to lose employees. The post U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff tumbles by a quarter in Director Brian Nesvik’s home state of Wyoming appeared first on WyoFile .

U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide, 40% in Oregon since Trump 2.0

U.S. Fish and Wildlife went from nearly 10,000 staffers in 2024 to just over 6,300 today, according to federal data obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity.