Gordon announces game and fish director

CASPER (WNE) — Angi Bruce was selected as the next Wyoming Game and Fish Director on Friday by Gov. Mark Gordon. Bruce will become the first female director in the agency’s 51- year history.

Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik in April announced he will retire in September after 29 years at the department — five of those years as director.

Bruce was one of three candidates that the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission selected in June.

“The Game and Fish commission forwarded three exceptionally well-qualified candidates reflecting Wyoming’s commitment to wildlife and our natural resource heritage,” Gordon said. “In her role as Deputy Director, Angi has demonstrated the department’s dedication to protecting our state’s leadership role in science and policy on wildlife issues large and small.”

Bruce has worked at Wyoming Game and Fish for seven years — as deputy director since 2019 — and has overseen fish and wildlife issues as well as Game and Fish participation in federal planning efforts, among other duties. She additionally served as Habitat Protection Supervisor with Game and Fish, where she oversaw wildlife Environmental Reviews for the Director’s office and administered the state’s sage grouse Executive Order review process.

Bruce previously spent 17 years with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in multiple capacities, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

“I am thrilled for this opportunity. I will build off the incredible work of Director Nesvik to grow partnerships, work with the public, and utilize the Department’s dedicated and passionate staff to manage our world class wildlife,” Bruce said.

This story was published on July 6, 2024.