Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Ex-wildlife chief: Trump rule could kill billions of birds

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Amy Hanson, reporter, Helena, Montana, and Matthew Brown, correspondent, Billings, conducted extensive research and reporting on the high stakes of a near-final Trump administration plan to scrap criminal enforcement of the century-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which former top wildlife officials fear will devastate American bird populations already in extreme decline. A former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warned that without criminal penalties billions of wild birds could be killed in coming decades. The piece, well-illustrated with staff and member photos, received wide play. https://bit.ly/3e3Tp2T

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