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Administrative Services
The Administrative Services Division keeps the financial records, hires
the employees, buys the materials and services that employees need to
do their work, and manages all the computers used in the Wildlife Commission's
work. This division also helps people to buy hunting and fishing licenses,
boat registrations and titles, and other products.
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Conservation Education
The Conservation Education Division helps people to learn about the state's
wildlife and habitats. This division's employees create a magazine and other
publications. They also teach people of all ages about wildlife and their
habitats. The magazine, Wildlife in North Carolina, has articles in it about
hunting, fishing and wildlife. Some of the employees in this division work
at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, a place where people can go
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Engineering Services
The Engineering Services Division takes care of all the areas in the state
where people can put their boats in a lake, river or stream. The division's
engineers have built around 185 of these areas across the state that they
keep in good condition. They also take care of all the state's buoys and
other markers that help boaters.
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Inland Fisheries
The Inland Fisheries Division works to be sure that the state's freshwater
fish populations stay healthy. Its employees do research on fishes and
help to protect their habitats. They also operate hatcheries—places
where fish eggs are hatched and cared for. When the fish are mature enough,
they are put in ponds, lakes and rivers so people can enjoy catching fish.
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Law Enforcement
The Law Enforcement Division makes sure that people obey the state's hunting,
fishing and boating laws. This division's employees can arrest people for
breaking the law. They also investigate boating and hunting accidents and
teach people how to hunt safely by giving hunter education classes across
the state. |
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Wildlife Management
The Wildlife Management Division works to be sure that wildlife populations
stay healthy. Its employees complete research about wildlife populations—both
game animals like deer and quail and nongame animals like turtles and
songbirds. This division also takes care of about 2 million acres of land
that the public can use for hunting, fishing and trapping.
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