When snake collector Pat Howard accepted two pythons from a man in New York, he didn’t realize how huge they were. Once he realized that they were too large to safely care for and that he did not have the …
When the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation launched its Facebook page two months ago, it was just trying to share what its game wardens do with the general public. Instead, the page has turned into a criminal hotline. While the …
Nevada game wardens investigated the case of two men who were found with the remains of an antelope in a motel room bathtub. As a result of their investigation, James M. Cumming pled guilty to a gross misdemeanor for illegally …
Fortunately it is rare that game wardens die in the line of duty, but so many of these law enforcement officers in Minnesota met this fate that the state’s game wardens honor their fallen every year. Fourteen Minnesota game wardens …
While it might seem like an obvious thing not to mock alligators and then swim in their presence, a new Texas resident did just that. It was a fatal mistake, since a 400-pound, 11-foot alligator bit off his left arm …
Texas takes its border security very seriously, and Governor Rick Perry augments federal border control efforts with its own high-powered teams and equipment. Part of the manpower for this effort is the state’s game wardens. Periodically they are deployed to …
While game wardens spend much of their time patrolling to intercept wildlife violators hunting or fishing without a license, at other times, they are called upon to help out when there is an issue with the wildlife itself. Such was …
Game wardens in Kansas serve as LEOs in the state’s wildlife areas and parks and are frequently called upon to intervene in dangerous situations and help members of the public. The law enforcement division of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, …
With the help of Facebook posts, Texas game wardens tracked down and arrested two men who killed an 11-foot alligator. The two Killeen men were fishing for catfish on the Lampasas River when an alligator got hooked on one of …