MAINE BEACON (Maine People's Alliance) • March 20, 2025
“Extremely wasteful and deeply traumatic.” That’s how Tessa Corsetti, a wildlife biologist who was abruptly fired by the Trump Administration from her job at U.S. Fish and Wildlife, described her experience. “Wildlife management and conservation play a vital role in supporting Maine’s economy and culture, and much of this work is done by civil servants,” Corsetti said. “Federal agencies are being gutted, and the policies that protect wildlife and our public lands are under threat.…My job [was] to increase efficiency. So unfortunately, the loss of that has been in direct contrast to what this administration says is their priority.”