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  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife


Piping plover pair renests at Gordons Pond

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016

A pair of piping plovers that lost their nest at Gordons Pond in Cape Henlopen State Park has regrouped and nested again within the park, with three eggs observed so far.




Two new K-9 teams join DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Two new officers with unique skillsets and specialized training have joined DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police. Working with their human partners, AFC Josh Hudson and AFC Chelsea Allen, K-9 Rosco and K-9 River will be on the job, using their sensitive Labrador retriever noses to locate everything from discarded weapons to poached wildlife to lost children.




DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourage safe boating practices over holiday weekend

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advise “steady as she goes” for practicing safe boating on Delaware waterways.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: June 13-19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016

Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,939 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between June 13 and June 19.




DNREC’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program distributes more than 16,000 pounds of venison to Delawareans in need

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016

Delaware hunters donated 586 deer to DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program during the 2015/16 season. The donations were processed into 16,599 pounds of venison, which will provide more than 72,000 meals for needy Delawareans.







  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife

Piping plover pair renests at Gordons Pond

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016

A pair of piping plovers that lost their nest at Gordons Pond in Cape Henlopen State Park has regrouped and nested again within the park, with three eggs observed so far.




Two new K-9 teams join DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Two new officers with unique skillsets and specialized training have joined DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police. Working with their human partners, AFC Josh Hudson and AFC Chelsea Allen, K-9 Rosco and K-9 River will be on the job, using their sensitive Labrador retriever noses to locate everything from discarded weapons to poached wildlife to lost children.




DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourage safe boating practices over holiday weekend

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advise “steady as she goes” for practicing safe boating on Delaware waterways.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: June 13-19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016

Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,939 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between June 13 and June 19.




DNREC’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program distributes more than 16,000 pounds of venison to Delawareans in need

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016

Delaware hunters donated 586 deer to DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program during the 2015/16 season. The donations were processed into 16,599 pounds of venison, which will provide more than 72,000 meals for needy Delawareans.