PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 30, 2022
Under mounting legal pressure, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to phase out the use of lead hunting ammunition at several national wildlife refuges, including the 5,690-acre Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells. The decision was the result of legal pressure from environmental groups to protect wildlife from lead contamination after hunting and fishing were expanded in the national wildlife refuge system under former President Donald Trump. The latest plan for the Rachel Carson NWR expands hunting at the preserve.