Date: 11/19/09
Contact: Doug Nielsen
Phone: (702) 486-5127 x 3500

WILDLIFE COMMISSION COMMITTEES TO MEET IN LAS VEGAS

Policies governing the administration of Nevada’s Duck Stamp program and the Wayne E. Kirch Conservation Award will be on the agenda when committees of the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners meet Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Las Vegas office at 4747 Vegas Drive.

The Administrative Procedures, Regulations, and Policy Committee is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. and the Wildlife Damage Management Committee at 12:30 p.m. Both meetings will be available in northern Nevada via teleconference at NDOW Headquarters, 1100 Valley Road and at the agency’s Elko office, 60 Youth Center Road.

Commissioner Bruce Kobrin is chairman of the Administrative Procedures, Regulations, and Policy Committee, which will review and may take action on Commission Policy 50 - Duck Stamp Program, and Commission Policy 51 – Kirch Conservation Award. Also on the agenda for that meeting is a review and possible action on Commission Policy 22 - Introduction, Transplanting and Exportation of Wildlife.

The Wildlife Damage Management Committee, chaired by Commissioner Scott Raine, will review and may take action on proposals for the implementation of three Heritage projects that were approved by the full commission last spring. Each of the three projects calls for the implementation of predator control programs to benefit Nevada game species, two for the benefit of mule deer and one for sage grouse. Also on the agenda is a review and possible action on Commission Policy 25 - Wildlife Damage Management, which guides how NDOW deals with wildlife related damage.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) protects, restores and manages fish and wildlife, promotes fishing, hunting, and boating safety. NDOW’s wildlife and habitat conservation efforts are primarily funded by sportsmen’s license and conservation fees and a Federal surcharge on hunting and fishing gear. Support wildlife and habitat conservation in Nevada - purchase a hunting, fishing, or combination license. Visit www.ndow.org.