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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Russ Bynum

A former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp

Heritage Sites-Okefenokee - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

President Donald Trump’s former agriculture secretary is urging the administration to support adding a vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp to a list of globally treasured natural and cultural sites recognized by the United Nations.

The swamp near the Georgia-Florida state line was nominated under President Joe Biden, whose priorities Trump has worked swiftly to dismantle during his first 100 days since returning to the White House.

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