Show Wildlife law enforcement increases Enforcing state stale wildlife laws continues to be a growing proposition according to a recent nationwide report from the Wildlife e Management Institute In In- The Institute reports conservation officers make up more than 30 percent of the nations nation's fish and wildlife per per- That amounts to a total of rI more than conservation officers The Institute prepares the nationwide figures every four years In an effort to inform wildlife agencies about changes progress and needs of Individual and regional law enforcement programs In thelast the thelast thelast last four years the number of wildlife officers in the nation grew by some Law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- budgets budget Increased by some 50 million due primarily to inflation according to data collected in the study OTHER improvements were noted by the report The number of hunters and anglers per officer decreased by Four more states required college degrees for enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- officers ers The number of 01 officers with ItS BS degrees in Wildlife Increased by 47 per per- cent Statistics revealed the average officer polices hunters and anglers and patrols a district of square miles lie He makes 54 arrests a year Twenty four states now grant full police powers to their of of- Last year state wildlife of of- were assaulted times including 15 IS incidents which involved serious injuries More intensive training and higher qualification requirements will continue to better prepare conservation officers to meet their responsibilities according to the report UTAH'S Wildlife Resources Law Enforcement Chief John Nagel said he feels the States State's wildlife law enforcement program continues to be a strong progressive effort There Is always need for continuing Improvement in any law enforcement program We constantly look for new ideas and techniques to enhance our wildlife enforcement efforts At present however we feel more and more sportsmen a are e recognizing the need to obey wildlife laws if not from a amoral amoral amoral moral obligation or for Increased increased increased in in- creased hunting and fishing success then from the viewpoint they may be identified Identified Identified Iden Iden- by our officers Nagel said 9 In hi hit his year 78 career Pablo Picasso produced art worth worthan an estimated million I |