Nesvik, he said, has experience making hard decisions about wildlife amid political pressures. “Brian, with his experience with [Game and Fish] and the National Guard in Wyoming, has had to make ...

JACKSON — Former Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik’s confirmation hearing for leadership of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went off Wednesday without a hitch.

Fish and wildlife groups and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, however, worry the project threatens the healthiest bighorn sheep herd in the state and the Miracle Mile, a world-class ...