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 …
Illegal marijuana operations on public lands have become a pervasive national problem, and the situation is particularly acute in California. According to the Sacramento Bee, these types of operations are found in every county in the state. Mexican drug cartels …
Ideally game wardens spend most of their time patrolling for wildlife violators, but multi-jurisdictional check of these poachers can take up a substantial amount of their time. The introduction of the Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC) made their lives easier. Under …
Generally, the applicant pool for game warden positions is huge. However, this is not currently the case in Maine. The game warden Sergeant in charge of hiring new wardens for Maine told the Bangor Daily News about the precipitous drop …
Game wardens from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department worked in concert with federal investigators to track down the individuals who illegally killed a bottlenose dolphin in Cow Bayou. Dolphins are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, so …