Malheur Wildlife Refuge was established in 1908 and had about 80,000 acres. Today it is 188,000 acres. Grazing rights have been diminished in the name of expanding critter habitat. Locals though out the west are upset on the prioritization of what public landa are used for and how used. Obama recently denied the use fracing on federal land, many argue this was a butt sniff to appease rabid environmentalists. Management of lands should be shielded from politics.