Proposed Rule Challenges State’s Wildlife Management Authority; Gov. Walker Requests Comment Period Extension

By Bruce Dale | ADF&G on Jan 8, 2016   Featured, State  

(Juneau) — The State of Alaska strongly opposes draft regulations published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would usurp the state’s authority to manage fish and wildlife in Alaska’s 16 national wildlife refuges. Released Thursday for preliminary public review, the proposed rule would require that fish and wildlife be managed for natural fluctuations, […]