Piping Plovers Enjoy Nesting Success With Slight Numbers Dip; Least Terns Get Big Bump from DNREC Protection
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
DNREC announced that piping plovers – a federally-listed threatened and Delaware state-listed endangered species – and least terns particularly experienced increased nesting success at The Point on Cape Henlopen, where the beach-nesting birds had welcoming habitat and for the least terns increased protection of nesting grounds in 2026.
Delaware Natural Resources Police Gathering Toys for Tots Donations for Local Families
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 26, 2026
DNRP are collecting donated toys ahead of the upcoming giving season for families in need in all three counties beginning Nov. 1. Donations will be distributed as gifts to children in communities statewide through the local branch of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek for Fall and Winter Angling Opportunities Upstate
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
DNREC has stocked rainbow trout in White Clay Creek in northern New Castle County to provide anglers opportunities to fish upstate Delaware for trout in the fall and winter
Delaware Drivers Urged to Watch for Deer
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
DNREC, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) within the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Delaware State Police (DSP) urge motorists to start safe driving habits now, before deer activity peaks later this fall.
Delaware Confirms Third Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
With Delaware confirming a third case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer in central Sussex County, DNREC will hold a community meeting Sept. 16 in Georgetown (with virtual option for attending) updating the state’s response to CWD and explaining the adoption of temporary emergency deer hunting regulations for the evolving in-state presence of the disease that affects deer and members of the deer family.
