Fear and intimidation: FWP wardens detail turmoil within agency | Montana Untamed podcast
In late September the Legislative Audit Division released a report investigating Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Enforcement Division. The audit documented a division riddled with morale problems and distrust in management. What’s more, the report found FWP’s Human Resources Division – which is responsible for all FWP employees – was opening the agency up to the risk of litigation because of its practices. Prior to the audit’s publication, the Enforcement Division chief retired with an additional $150,000 in compensation, two top administrators were reassigned and FWP’s director has stepped down and been replaced. Here to talk about the audit today is Brett French, outdoor editor at the Billings Gazette.
