Aurelia Skipwith

Revealed: Trump’s Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups | US news | The Guardian

“At her confirmation hearing earlier this month, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse highlighted Skipwith’s past work for Monsanto, a leading producer of an herbicide that has been linked to negative effects on honeybees and other wildlife.  …..Skipwith’s ties to Giacometto and Gage, and through them to Westlands, raise questions about whether she will be able to act …

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Polluters’ Friend to Take Reins of Fish and Wildlife Service

SWAMP WATCH: “Skipwith will always put the interests of her old boss Monsanto and other polluters ahead of America’s wildlife and help the most anti-environmental administration in history do even more damage,” said Brett Hartl, government affairs director for the Center for Biological Diversity.   Polluters’ Friend to Take Reins of Fish and Wildlife Service  …

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