Wildlife Enforcement
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inspector, K-9 making a difference
The plight of two LE professionals who both died of duty-related melanomas highlights the inequities in workplace protections afforded to those who protect both humans and our natural resources
Police officers eventually cornered the animal in a fenced lot about 3 miles away from the Newark Penn Station
“It’s a pretty unusual, pretty eventful series of events,” Officer Vinny Brown said. “Both of those situations don’t happen for a game warden, that is for sure”
“He acted independently [and] committed multiple policy violations in his decision to euthanize [Annie the deer],” Chief Mario RedLegs said
“A day in the life of a SLCSO Ag Deputy is never routine,” the sheriff’s office said
During one incident, Jacob Schrader transported an unconscious 1-year-old to the hospital himself, simultaneously performing CPR and driving
Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson joined the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2007
Officer Sarah Grell had been a conservation officer since 2005
The incident prompted an active shooter alert but no one was injured, officials said
A wildlife officer and a sheriff’s deputy took turns performing CPR for “multiple minutes,” officials said
Ohio wildlife officer Kevin Behr has had seven surgeries since he was shot while investigating illegal deer hunting last month
Officials say the animal tried to approach the deputy even after a warning shot, leaving the deputy with “no other option”
The officer was investigating reports of men hunting illegally when he was attacked
“We cannot wait until we bury a ranger to take action,” said councilmember Joe Buscaino
A sheriff’s office helicopter helped track down the cat so wildlife officials could tranquilize it
A medical examiner’s report ruled out homicide or suicide, saying the man was possibly killed by a mountain lion. But wildlife officials say there’s no evidence of that
The strange pillar discovered by state law enforcement earlier this month disappeared over the weekend, authorities confirmed
Wildlife officers were on a mission to count bighorn sheep when they found something that seemed far less... terrestrial
The birds were tangled together on the ground for about an hour before two deputies separated them
Witnesses say they saw the animal lunge at the deputy and bite her in the shoulder
Officials said they can’t remember a time when they had been called to remove an animal from an airport runway
A resourceful Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer has helped to engineer a daring prison escape
Authorities said Sean Bohinski, 37, assaulted and tried to drown a Pa. wildlife officer before the officer fatally shot him
Authorities had been seeking the suspect since April 15, and he allegedly held the game warden’s head under water when the officer attempted to make an arrest