NLIS 1
April 12, 2005
(Environment and Conservation)
Hunters encouraged to
complete small game licence returns
Wildlife officials in the Department
of Environment and Conservation are encouraging small game hunters
to complete their small game licence returns and send them to the
department�s Inland Fish and Wildlife Division.
The returns provide wildlife managers the opportunity to incorporate
hunter observations and concerns directly into the provincial
wildlife management process. Collectively, these returns provide an
estimate on the average number of each small game species harvested,
and indirectly help to assess the status of small game populations.
In recent years, only two to five per cent of small game hunters
have completed their returns, making it difficult for wildlife
managers to accurately incorporate hunter observations into resource
management decisions.
For more information, please contact the Inland Fish and Wildlife
Division, Corner Brook, at (709) 637-2025.
Media contact: Sonia Glover, Communications, (709) 729-2575,
685-6612
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