Duties
Duties of conservation officers vary depending upon what type of area they live in. For example rural areas may have issues that deal more with wildlife and natural resources compared to large cites that would have issues that deal with pollution or not dumping chemical waste at proper sites (Huss 14). Conservation officers report conditions of fish and wildlife and their habitats, recommend changes in hunting and trapping seasons, and implement control measures (trapping or relocating animals). They also patrol areas to prevent illegal killing of game, deal with poachers, prevent pollution of waterways, and investigate suspected violations (Lawson 332). Conservation officers do not just deal with habitat, fish, and wildlife but they also must deal with the people that interact with each of those things. “Experienced conservation officers give seminars to educate the public on ecology and the value of natural heritage… and seminar topics include gun safety and the needs of wildlife” (Lawson 342). Also conflicts between hunters and land management experts maybe need to be resolved because different views may arise: for example the killing of female deer. Hunters believe female deer should not be hunted because they replenish animal numbers whereas land management experts may believe the killing of female deer is necessary to prevent over population (Lawson 340). since 1900s they have been roaming.
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