WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to adhere to a directive she included in recently-enacted legislation to restore and improve two important national wildlife refuges in Mississippi to address neglected maintenance and declining duck and migratory bird populations.
Hyde-Smith made the request on the heels of a below average duck season, according to sportsmen across the State, and as duck population numbers remain on a steady decline.
"Many factors influence population numbers, migration patterns, and ultimately hunter success, but availability of quality habitat is a key driver for all three, and...