Law Enforcement
Five New K9s Join DWR Conservation Police K9 Force
The five handlers and dogs that have spent the spring training to be K9 CPO for the VDWR have completed their training sessions and can now begin their work Read more…
Farewell to K9 Justice
The Department of Wildlife Resources' K9 Conservation Police Officer program said goodbye to nine-year veteran K9 officer Justice. Read more…
The DWR K9 Trainees Continue to Add Skills with Article Searches and Wildlife Detection
The dogs and their handlers moved on to work on searching for articles and detecting wildlife, basic obedience and person-tracking skills. Read more…
Patrillo and Clawson Selected as Officers of the Year
CPOs Jim Patrillo and Brett Clawson were selected for year-end honors for their 2019 accomplishments in protecting our inland waterways this year. Read more…
Documenting the K9 CPO Training Has Been an Honor
Department of wildlife resources photographer Meghan Marchetti has been inspired by the trainees in the canine CPO program. Read more…
For K9 CPOs, Collars Are Also Cues
As they learn to be K9 CPOs, the dogs learn that different collars signal different roles for them; for example harnesses are for tracking. Read more…
Otter Pelt Forfeiture to Benefit DWR Outreach
As a result of an investigation conducted by DWR's CPO that concluded in the summer of 2019, a Northumberland County judge forfeited 30 otter pelts to DWR. Read more…
“Trust Your Dog” is the Mantra as DWR K9 CPOs Continue their Training
Weeks 2 and 3 of the DWR K9 Conservation Law Enforcement Training were all about cementing the bonds between the five dogs and their handlers. Read more…
DWR K9 Trainees Are on the Right Track After Week 1 of Training
The five dogs and CPO handlers working toward becoming K9 CPO for the DWR completed their first week of the DWR K9 Natural Resources Protection Training Program Read more…