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U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide, 35% in Utah since Trump 2.0

By Utah News Dispatch · September 5, 2026 · 1 min read
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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.

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