Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 16-22
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,091 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between May 16-22, including 96 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.
‘Abandoned’ fawns: What you should know – and what you should not do if you ‘find’ them
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Fawning season for white-tailed deer has begun in Delaware, with most fawns born during the last week of May through the first week of June.
First piping plover hatches anticipated next week
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Four pairs of piping plovers are incubating nests on the Point in Cape Henlopen State Park, with the first hatches anticipated as soon as next week.
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police to host 30th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament June 4
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police will hold their 30th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 4 at Ingrams Pond near Millsboro, Wyoming Pond in Wyoming and at the dog training area of Lums Pond State Park near Bear.
Don’t drink and boat on Delaware waterways
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
For the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind boaters that drinking and boating don’t mix – and that boat operators with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher risk facing charges for operating under the influence (OUI), as well as putting themselves, their passengers and other boaters in Delaware waters at risk.
