National wildlife refuges in Nevada face staffing shortages

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