Shorebird and horseshoe crab connection highlighted in new film from the Delaware Shorebird Project
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
The Delaware Shorebird Project today premiered Feast on the Beach: The Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Shorebird Connection, a film produced to raise awareness and understanding about the ecological connection between horseshoe crabs and shorebirds migrating through the Delaware Bay area, as well as the researchers who study them.
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 20-26
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 3, 2017
To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 20-26 made 1,410 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 57 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 23 citations.
DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to reopen April 1
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility located in the heart of Delaware’s Bayshore Region, will reopen Saturday, April 1 after being closed for the winter.
Delaware’s 2016/17 deer harvest sets new all-time high record
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Delaware hunters harvested 14,742 deer during the 2016/17 hunting season, surpassing 2015/16’s record of 14,681 deer taken, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today.
Fee season now in effect in Delaware State Parks
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds visitors to Delaware’s state parks that entrance fees are back in effect, being collected through Nov. 30, 2017.
