marcus44
03-04-2006, 01:25 AM
More Conservation Officers As part of B.C.'s continued commitment to the environment and to the protection of valuable habitat and wildlife, the Ministry of Environment's Conservation Officer Service (COS) is recruiting 18 additional seasonal conservation officers (COs) to serve across the province this year, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced today.
The seasonal officers will start work in May, and continue until late fall. This will allow them to be on the ground during hunting seasons, at peak times for angling, and throughout the summer and early fall when most human-wildlife conflicts tend to occur.
At the end of every year, the ministry evaluates the program and makes recommendations for future deployments. This year, seasonal COs will be deployed to the following communities: North Vancouver, Whistler, Port Hardy, Sechelt, Campbell River, Fernie, Vernon, Castlegar, Kelowna, Invermere, Dease Lake, Fort St. John, Burns Lake, Williams Lake, Prince George, Chetwynd and Vanderhoof.
I just read this on www.castanet.net (http://www.castanet.net) I sure hope that this is followed through on. I have heard way to many problems from the shortage of CO'S over the last few years, whether it be poachers or problem animals I think this will help.
As much of an inconvenience it can be being stopped by CO while hunting or fishing I think this will be good. Although it has been quite a number of years since I have been stopped. Somewhere in the neighbourhood of 15-20yrs I think. Heck I think I would kind of like to be stopped by a CO when hunting or fishing just to know that there is someone out there helping to preserve our precious commodity.
What is everyone else's opinion on this matter?
The seasonal officers will start work in May, and continue until late fall. This will allow them to be on the ground during hunting seasons, at peak times for angling, and throughout the summer and early fall when most human-wildlife conflicts tend to occur.
At the end of every year, the ministry evaluates the program and makes recommendations for future deployments. This year, seasonal COs will be deployed to the following communities: North Vancouver, Whistler, Port Hardy, Sechelt, Campbell River, Fernie, Vernon, Castlegar, Kelowna, Invermere, Dease Lake, Fort St. John, Burns Lake, Williams Lake, Prince George, Chetwynd and Vanderhoof.
I just read this on www.castanet.net (http://www.castanet.net) I sure hope that this is followed through on. I have heard way to many problems from the shortage of CO'S over the last few years, whether it be poachers or problem animals I think this will help.
As much of an inconvenience it can be being stopped by CO while hunting or fishing I think this will be good. Although it has been quite a number of years since I have been stopped. Somewhere in the neighbourhood of 15-20yrs I think. Heck I think I would kind of like to be stopped by a CO when hunting or fishing just to know that there is someone out there helping to preserve our precious commodity.
What is everyone else's opinion on this matter?