U.S. orders wildlife refuges to staff for hunters, despite shutdown

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is directing dozens of wildlife refuges’ staff to return to work to make sure hunters have access despite the government shutdown, according to an email obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

The partial restaffing of 38 wildlife refuges is angering wildlife groups.

Margaret Everson, principal deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, cites "opportunities, including hunting" that are being lost in the shutdown.

According to the email, the wildlife refuges being restaffed include Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains, scene of an annual winter elk hunt.

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800,000+ furloughed workers are going without a paycheck,
while hunters can hunt on wildlife refuges staffed by unpaid staff?