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Plans announced for short-time closing of wildlife management areas

Monday, January 19 by Ray King

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has announced that they will be temporarily closing several wildlife management areas across the states for short periods on various days from January 19 to March 31 in an effort to increase public safety as professional pilots and... Read More.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Seeks Public Input on Revised Wildlife Action Plan

Wednesday, August 6 by Luke Matheson

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), along with its conservation partners, has completed initial revisions to the Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan (AWAP) — a critical roadmap for conserving the state’s most vulnerable species and habitats. The updated draft is now available for public... Read More.

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UAPB Alumnus Forges Unconventional Career as Wildlife Inspector

Tuesday, May 20 by Alex Bivens

Avian Wright, a 2008 alumnus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, does not have a typical job. Some days, he would like to enjoy a normal day in the office. But a phone call related to... Read More.

Wetlands and Wildlife Festival to return this weekend

Thursday, October 24 by Rick Walker

This Saturday, the Delta Rivers Nature Center will host their annual Wetlands and Wildlife Festival. Trenton Powell joined Sunrise Deltaplex to talk about all the activities. Powell has lined up some great food trucks for the day Powell also talked about different instructional stations at the... Read More.

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Delta Rivers Nature Center will hold their 3rd Annual Wildlife and Wetlands Festival Saturday

Thursday, October 26 by Alex Bivens

The Delta Rivers Nature Center will hold their 3rd Annual Wildlife and Wetlands Festival on Saturday. Jason Hooks was a guest on Sunrise Deltaplex to talk about the event. Rick Walker asked him how the event came about Rick asked him what activities will take... Read More.

Conway man sentenced for illegal possession of wildlife

Friday, August 5 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK-A Conway man has been sentenced for importing and possessing illegally taken wildlife. Jackson Roe, 27, was sentenced on Monday afternoon by Chief United States District Judge D. Price Marshall, Jr., to three years probation and 150 hours of community service. In August 2015, the... Read More.

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AGFC suggests ways timber firms, lease holders can take action to boost wildlife

Thursday, July 14 by Staff

Timber companies play an important role in Arkansas’s economy, and the partnerships established between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and these firms positively affect fish and wildlife species on the lands that they own and manage. It is important to remember that managing properties... Read More.

AEDC awards nearly $503K to promote wildlife education, improve school conservation programs

Tuesday, February 15 by Staff

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $502,838.41 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 183 schools, school districts, and conservation districts in 65 Arkansas counties. The grants are funded by the Arkansas Game and Fish... Read More.

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Changes coming to some wildlife management areas

Thursday, September 2 by Ray King

George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA and Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA all will see changes in water management beginning with the 2021-22 waterfowl wintering period. All of these changes are part of the Commission’s efforts to prevent... Read More.

UAM students learn value of internships with Fish and Wildlife Service

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

The summer of 2020 was pivotal for University of Arkansas-Monticello wildlife majors Dylan Rice and Clayton Whitaker. Both students completed summer internships for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While many people in Southeast Arkansas faced layoffs or unemployment due to COVID-19, the two UAM students... Read More.

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AGFC, AEDC offering more than $735,000 in wildlife fine money for education grants

Thursday, August 27 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK — With students headed back to school, be it in-person or online, education is again in full swing in Arkansas, and so is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Education Division. Thanks to fine money collected throughout the state for hunting and... Read More.

AGFC graduates new class of wildlife officers

Thursday, August 6 by Greg

MAYFLOWER – One dozen new wildlife officers will be hitting the fields and forests of The Natural State this summer, after graduating from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s training program. The graduation ceremony took place July 31 at the H.C. “Red” Morris Enforcement... Read More.

Stories tagged with: wildlife

Plans announced for short-time closing of wildlife management areas

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Seeks Public Input on Revised Wildlife Action Plan

UAPB Alumnus Forges Unconventional Career as Wildlife Inspector

Wetlands and Wildlife Festival to return this weekend

Delta Rivers Nature Center will hold their 3rd Annual Wildlife and Wetlands Festival Saturday

Conway man sentenced for illegal possession of wildlife

AGFC suggests ways timber firms, lease holders can take action to boost wildlife

AEDC awards nearly $503K to promote wildlife education, improve school conservation programs

Changes coming to some wildlife management areas

UAM students learn value of internships with Fish and Wildlife Service

AGFC, AEDC offering more than $735,000 in wildlife fine money for education grants

AGFC graduates new class of wildlife officers

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