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Survey finds distrust between biologists in different uniforms.
By Rachel Odell - Jackson Hole News Federal and state officials must try to establish a trusting working relationship before setting out to wrote an environmental review of winter feeding on the National Elk Refuge. Those are the results of a study, or situation assessment, prepared by a group of mediators who are working with officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Their job was to interview people affected by the study and to advise officials on how best to complete it. This is not unique, but those relationships are essential. A resounding theme was the need for a better rapport between state and federal officials, according to the report.