Scientists challenge US wildlife director's qualifications

Martha Williams Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, center, talks with Jimmy Laurent, regional energy coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife, left, and Thomas Harris, Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, as they visit the B-5 orphan well site in the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Lottie, La., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of scientists from universities across the nation are challenging whether Williams has the education needed to run an agency in charge of managing endangered species. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)