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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces addition to Sussex County’s Midlands Wildlife Area

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced the acquisition of 650 acres of sprawling woods and fields in western Sussex County as part of the Midlands Wildlife Area.



Third bald eagle released back into wild after rehabilitation from incident that incapacitated it and other female eagles in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 8, 2016

An immature bald eagle is released into the wild April 8, 2016 at Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research near Newark



Delaware Waterfowl, Trout Stamp contests set for April 14

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

Wildlife art enthusiasts, stamp and print collectors, waterfowl hunters, anglers, birdwatchers and wetland conservationists will gather at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 14 at the Dover Public Library for the judging of Delaware’s annual Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp contests.



Hearns Pond dam and boat ramp will close in May for up to a year while replacement structures are built

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 1, 2016

Hearns Pond dam and boat ramp, north of Seaford, will close in May for up to one year while a replacement ramp and dam are built.



DNREC, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service continue investigation into deaths of five bald eagles in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016

While U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agents and DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers continue an investigation into the March 19-20 deaths of five bald eagles in Sussex County, two eagles captured that weekend disoriented and possibly near death have been released back into the wild after rehabilitation by Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research of Newark.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces addition to Sussex County’s Midlands Wildlife Area

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced the acquisition of 650 acres of sprawling woods and fields in western Sussex County as part of the Midlands Wildlife Area.



Third bald eagle released back into wild after rehabilitation from incident that incapacitated it and other female eagles in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 8, 2016

An immature bald eagle is released into the wild April 8, 2016 at Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research near Newark



Delaware Waterfowl, Trout Stamp contests set for April 14

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

Wildlife art enthusiasts, stamp and print collectors, waterfowl hunters, anglers, birdwatchers and wetland conservationists will gather at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 14 at the Dover Public Library for the judging of Delaware’s annual Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp contests.



Hearns Pond dam and boat ramp will close in May for up to a year while replacement structures are built

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 1, 2016

Hearns Pond dam and boat ramp, north of Seaford, will close in May for up to one year while a replacement ramp and dam are built.



DNREC, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service continue investigation into deaths of five bald eagles in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016

While U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agents and DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers continue an investigation into the March 19-20 deaths of five bald eagles in Sussex County, two eagles captured that weekend disoriented and possibly near death have been released back into the wild after rehabilitation by Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research of Newark.