Transforming Data Into Better Information for Effective Conservation Law Enforcement When asked what the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Law Enforcement Program wanted most from its new records management system when it live in 2010, Chief Bruce Bjork’s … Continue reading →
Killer Rogue on the Crocodile River In the summer of 2010, I took a month-long trip to Africa and spent two weeks on safari and two weeks exploring and visiting friends. I was the guest of renowned Professional Hunter Stef … Continue reading →
Paddlefish Wars Game Wardens lay motionless in the black, shadowy patches of boulders, weeds, and roots. As if playing a game of hide and seek, an occasional water snake popped its head up out of the water casting a periscope-like … Continue reading →
Alabama Deer Poaching Problem In 1978, the director of the Alabama Game and Fish Department (AG&F) telephoned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Law Enforcement’s Washington office requesting assistance with a poaching problem. I was Special Agent in Charge … Continue reading →
Adapting To Change, The Key To Successful Conservation Law Enforcement:Automated Records Management Last Year the Indiana State Legislature enacted a new law which, for the first time, made operating a boat while under the influence of marijuana and other drugs … Continue reading →
Day of Reckoning Wildlife crime has become a big business. Worldwide, the value of the illegal wildlife trade is estimated to have doubled in the last five years, to $10 billion(US) annually. As organized criminal networks span the globe to … Continue reading →
Nevada Department of WildlifeHas a Historic Mission Since the early days of wildlife protection, the job of a Nevada game warden has grown to include public safety, boating enforcement, search and rescue, and every manner of police work. Game wardens … Continue reading →
The Murder Of Samuel S. Taylor, 100 Years Later The untold story of the first New York State Game Protector slain in the line of duty. In New York, we are now called Environmental Conservation Officers, but this was not … Continue reading →
North Dakota, Idaho and Federal Game Wardens Team Up Based on information from an anonymous call in January, 2012, Idaho Fish and Game Officer Greg Johnson started an investigation in Idaho dealing with illegally taken mountain lions. Three hunters from … Continue reading →
COMBATING WILDLIFE CRIME in EAST and SOUTHERN AFRICA THROUGH WILDLIFE FORENSICS Over the years, global crime in wildlife has escalated and become much more sophisticated and well-organized. Shrinkage of habitats and the trans-border demand for wildlife derivatives has resulted in … Continue reading →
