The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced they have selected a new law enforcement director, Col. Curtis Brown. Col. Brown is the third graduate of the 2014 NACLEC Law Enforcement Leadership Academy to be promoted to Chief or Colonel in 2014.
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An Illinois angler faces nearly $2,200 in fines and restitution, plus the loss of his boat and equipment, following an investigation by conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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A Colorado man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally trafficking in paddlefish caviar after being caught in an undercover operation in the Warsaw, Mo., area.
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The charges stem from the discovery of the carcasses of 38 golden eagles and 336 other protected birds, including hawks, blackbirds, larks, wrens and sparrows by the company at its “Seven Mile Hill” and “Glenrock/Rolling Hills” wind projects in Carbon and Converse Counties between 2009 and the present.
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A Plymouth man was convicted in Amador Superior Court of multiple deer poaching charges and fined $19,520 for activities involving the take of trophy deer out of season, among other charges.
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