Las Vegas • A massive wildlife refuge north of Las Vegas established to protect desert bighorn sheep is severely understaffed, according to advocates and employees, and it’s not the only refuge in need of workers.
Amy Sprunger, manager of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, is set to become the only employee at the 2,500-square-mile (6,475-square-kilometer) refuge in January.
Sprunger told the Las Vegas Sun that the refuge, the largest in the Lower 48 states, is supposed to have three full-time employees, but that's “barely enough to scratch the surface.”
Ash Meadows in the Amargosa Valley has three full-time employees.