New Refuge Chief for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service veteran manager David Viker has been named the new chief of the Southeast region’s National Wildlife Refuge System.

He will lead more than 750 employees on 130 national wildlife refuges in 10 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Viker is an 18-year veteran of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, most recently serving as chief of the Southeast’s Division of Migratory Birds. He lives in Canton with his wife, Mary, and two children.