Federal employees were terminated from the Kauai National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which includes Hanalei, Huleia and Kilauea Point refuges.

Ben Vizzachero was enjoying a Valentine’s Day outing when he learned he had been fired, despite just receiving a raise and a ...

Wildlife biologist Ben Vizzachero conducts a waterbird count at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. He lost his job at the Los Padres National Forest as part of a wave of firings ordered by the ...

It’s a mess and I don’t have a lot of confidence in how things are going to go,” retired Forest Service firefighter says.

Wildlife biologist Ben Vizzachero conducts a waterbird count at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. He lost his job at the Los Padres National Forest as part of a wave of firings ordered by the ...

The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the only national refuge created specifically ...

Federal wildlife agencies have been firing probationary employees with little notice as part of a government downsizing.