The wildlife refuge system is quietly falling apart

Source: kion546.com · Published: 2026-08-01

<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://kion546.b-cdn.net/2026/07/republic-the-wildlife-refuge-system.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The wildlife refuge system is quietly falling apart" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div> <p>&#160; Earlier this year, supporters of Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge—a 50,000-acre nature preserve spread across parts of three counties in southeastern Indiana—got an alarming letter from Will Meeks, the Midwest regional director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Meeks indicated that the federal government was probably going to walk away from the Memorandum</p> <p>The post <a href="https://kioncentralcoast.com/stacker-environment/2026/07/31/the-wildlife-refuge-system-is-quietly-falling-apart/">The wildlife refuge system is quietly falling apart</a> appeared first on <a href="https://kioncentralcoast.com">KION Central Coast</a>.</p>