Refuge expansion proposal causing panic

by Clay Chandler Published: July 22,2012
Tags: Bennie Thompson, Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Simmons Catfish, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Refuge, Yazoo City Chamber of Commerce
The version of the 2012 Farm Bill that passed a House Committee earlier in July did not include an amendment that would have expanded Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge’s acquisition boundary by 48,000 acres. The issue has been given new life, though, by Second District Congressman Bennie Thompson. The panic over the possibility of private [...] [...]
