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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


‘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.



Bear seen in northern New Castle County; public advised to contact DNREC if spotted

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed reports of a bear sighting from residents in the Pike Creek area of northern New Castle County.



First piping plover nest of the season found at Cape Henlopen – and an American oystercatcher nest, too

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016

Recent wet weather has not deterred beachnesting birds from beginning their nesting season at Cape Henlopen State Park – with this year’s first piping plover nest found late last week on the Point, along with an American oystercatcher nest.



DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to host Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival on May 21

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 6, 2016

SLAUGHTER BEACH – The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility, will host its seventh annual Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival, celebrating the spring spectacle of migrating shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the center, located at […]






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

‘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.



Bear seen in northern New Castle County; public advised to contact DNREC if spotted

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed reports of a bear sighting from residents in the Pike Creek area of northern New Castle County.



First piping plover nest of the season found at Cape Henlopen – and an American oystercatcher nest, too

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016

Recent wet weather has not deterred beachnesting birds from beginning their nesting season at Cape Henlopen State Park – with this year’s first piping plover nest found late last week on the Point, along with an American oystercatcher nest.



DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to host Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival on May 21

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 6, 2016

SLAUGHTER BEACH – The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility, will host its seventh annual Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival, celebrating the spring spectacle of migrating shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the center, located at […]