Brian Nesvik Would Bring Decades of Hands-On Experience to Lead the Fish and Wildlife Service

Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025) – The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service performs an important position in safeguarding the biodiversity of our nation’s wildlife and the well being of ecosystems throughout the nation. Prematurely of tomorrow’s vote for Brian Nesvik to turn into director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marshall Johnson, Chief Conservation Officer on the Nationwide Audubon Society, points the next assertion:

“Brian Nesvik has risen by the ranks, from sport warden to director of the Wyoming Sport and Fish Division, and might convey hands-on expertise to a task that’s important for the long-term safety of birds and different wildlife. Brian served as a board member of the Intermountain West Joint Enterprise and due to this fact understands and appreciates the wants of migratory birds and regionally led habitat conservation. We anticipate he might be a champion for each.

“As our nation faces rising environmental challenges, akin to habitat loss and elevated human-wildlife conflicts, the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extra vital than ever. His wealth of expertise and dedication to wildlife conservation make him an particularly becoming candidate to steer the Service. We sit up for working with Brian to make sure the safety of our nation’s treasured birds and different wildlife and the pure sources upon which all of us rely.”

*This assertion has been up to date from a earlier model that was revealed March 25, 2025 in reference to the Senate affirmation listening to of Brian Nesvik for consideration because the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  

About Audubon 

The Nationwide Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven affect, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, as we speak and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, appearing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is nice for birds is nice for the planet. By way of a collaborative, bipartisan method throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 employees and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing pressure dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and folks for generations to return. Be taught extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

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