Retired wildlife leaders decry firings as ‘existential threat’ [United States]
From Wildlife.org:
Retired leaders of agencies that work on wildlife conservation and management fear the loss of capacity, leadership and collaborative relationships caused by the ongoing slew of mass terminations.
“What we’re seeing is the start of a trophic cascade for the conservation institution,” said John Organ, retired chief of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Cooperative Research Unit (CRU) Program. “These cuts, which are just the beginning, are going to have impacts well beyond the federal government. It’s going to impact state fish and wildlife agencies, NGOs and ultimately, biodiversity on this continent.”
