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UPDATE | One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming

One-thousand National Park Service staff were being fired Friday as part of the Trump administration's move to reduce the size of federal government, though the agency was told it could begin hiring 5,000 seasonal workers, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
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UPDATE | Trump Pick For U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Director Controversial

President Trump's choice of a former director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to head the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is generating controversy, with the National Wildlife Federation calling Brian Nesvik a solid choice while the Center For Biological Diversity views him as a threat to the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Coalition called the nomination a declaration of "war on wildlife."