Trust in Vermont Fish and Wildlife is eroding 

This commentary is by Brenna Galdenzi, the president of Protect Our Wildlife.Trust is a fragile thing — hard to earn, easy to lose. For wildlife protection advocates, trust in the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s leadership has never really been earned and keeps slipping further away. Earlier this year, the department began discussing bear management and the need to kill more bears. Notably, at the Fish and Wildlife Department Board meeting on June 17, the department ackn