NWTF Supports Ashe For Fish & Wildlife Service Director
EDGEFIELD, S.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- Dan Ashe, a deputy director with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, has been nominated to become director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
“I think Dan is an excellent choice to be the next director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” said James Earl Kennamer, PhD., NWTF Chief Conservation Officer.
“He has demonstrated he can work with state fish and wildlife agencies, and he is a hunter. He appreciates what we need to protect our conservation and hunting heritage.”
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Ashe would succeed Sam Hamilton, who died unexpectedly last February.
“As a senior manager with the Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 15 years, Dan has experience leading many of the agency’s programs, including the National Wildlife Refuge System and the migratory bird program,” said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
“He is an outstanding choice to ensure the Service’s programs are both innovative and science-driven as we face the challenges of managing our fish and wildlife resources in the 21st century.”
Ashe has served as the Service’s deputy director since August 2009. From 2003 to 2009, he was the science advisor to the Service’s director with broad responsibility in providing counsel and leadership in developing the agency’s scientific policy and scientific applications for resource management.
About the NWTF:
The National Wild Turkey Federation is a nonprofit conservation organization that works daily to further its mission of conserving the wild turkey and preserving our hunting heritage.
Through dynamic partnerships with state, federal and provincial wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its members have helped restore wild turkey populations across the country, spending more than $331 million to conserve 15.9 million acres of habitat for all types of wildlife.
The NWTF works to increase interest in the outdoors by bringing new hunters and conservationists into the fold through outdoor education events and its outreach programs – Women in the Outdoors, Wheelin’ Sportsmen, JAKES and Xtreme JAKES.
The NWTF was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Edgefield, S.C. According to many state and federal agencies, the restoration of the wild turkey is arguably the greatest conservation success story in North America’s wildlife history. To learn more, visit www.nwtf.org or call (800) THE-NWTF.