Conservationists push to preserve national wildlife refuges, fearing federal changes

Conservationists fear the Trump administration's ongoing review of national wildlife refuge policies will leave public lands unprotected.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 817

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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People seeking unspoiled nature in New Jersey have long found it at places like the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in South Jersey and the Great Swamp in Morris County, public lands where federal protections allow fish, migratory birds, and other native species to flourish.

But those natural areas now are in peril, conservationists warn, with President Donald Trump’s administration recently launching a sweeping review of longstanding wilderness management policies under the …

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