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  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife


Delaware Native Species Commission meeting rescheduled to March 8 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Delaware’s Native Species Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, March 8, in Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Building, 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 11-17

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 11-17 made 1,668 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Smyrna man for firearm felonies and deer poaching

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019

DOVER – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Smyrna man Feb. 18 for multiple felony firearms charges and deer poaching. Melvin J. Durand, 65, was charged with 19 counts of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited for prior violent crime or felony; one count of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a deadly weapon by a person prohibited for prior violent crime or felony; and one count of possession or transportation of an unlawfully taken antlerless deer. Durand was arraigned at New Castle County Justice of the Peace Court 11, where he was released on an unsecured bond pending a future court appearance in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas.




Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Thursday, Feb. 26 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.




Delaware Native Species Commission Feb. 20 meeting postponed

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Delaware Native Species Commission meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 is postponed due to the impending winter storm.







  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife

Delaware Native Species Commission meeting rescheduled to March 8 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Delaware’s Native Species Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, March 8, in Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Building, 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 11-17

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 11-17 made 1,668 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Smyrna man for firearm felonies and deer poaching

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019

DOVER – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Smyrna man Feb. 18 for multiple felony firearms charges and deer poaching. Melvin J. Durand, 65, was charged with 19 counts of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited for prior violent crime or felony; one count of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a deadly weapon by a person prohibited for prior violent crime or felony; and one count of possession or transportation of an unlawfully taken antlerless deer. Durand was arraigned at New Castle County Justice of the Peace Court 11, where he was released on an unsecured bond pending a future court appearance in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas.




Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Thursday, Feb. 26 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.




Delaware Native Species Commission Feb. 20 meeting postponed

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Delaware Native Species Commission meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 is postponed due to the impending winter storm.