FWS

Peter Jenkins

Peter has been an environmental, land use and consumer attorney and advocate since 1983. Peter received his law degree from the University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) School of Law and also has a Masters in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, with a focus on conservation biology. His career has centered on bringing the best science to bear in environmental protection efforts; he has specialized at working with scientists so their findings can inform good policy, as well as in federal litigation. Most of his work has been in aid of wildlife conservation, but also in the fields of pesticides, GMOs, invasive species, wildlife disease prevention, international trade, land-use conflicts and other areas. Peter’s prior positions in Washington, DC since 2000 have been: Of Counsel, Center for Food Safety; Vice President for U.S. Government Policy, Conservation International; Director of International Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife; and Staff Attorney, Center for Science in the Public Interest. From 1993 to 2000, he was in New Mexico working primarily as a contracted consultant on endangered species recovery efforts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Turner Endangered Species Fund. Prior to then, he served as an Attorney and Policy Analyst for the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, and also was in private law practice.

Resource | Past confirmed Directors of the FWS and Their Prior Education and Experience

by | December 13, 2021
Past Confirmed Directors of the FWS and Their Prior Education and Experience Name President Period Served Education/Experience Aurelia Skipwith Trump 2019-2020 B.S. in Biology; M.S. in Molecular Genetics Dan Ashe Obama 2011-2017 B.S. in Biology; M.S. in Marine Affairs; 15 years at FWS Sam ...

Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force – 06-08-2021 (PDF) 

by | June 8, 2021
Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force regarding the Scientific Integrity Policy originally enacted in 2014 ...

Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force – 05-27-2021 (PDF) 

by | May 27, 2021
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force regarding how the Scientific Integrity Policies mask misconducts by refusing to investigate formal complaints  TO: Scientific Integrity Task Force FROM: PEER DATE: May 27, 2021 TAGS: BLM, whistleblowers, FWS, NOAA, EPA ...

Call to Restore Ban on Farming Risks in Wildlife Refuges

by | March 17, 2021
GM Crops and Neonic Insecticides Incompatible with Refuge Purposes ...

Statement | Ten Steps to Ensure that Proper Leaders Run the Department of the Interior

by | December 22, 2020
A guide for the Biden administration to avoid repeating the Trump administration's unlawful actions in making appointments in the Interior Department ...
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