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• Supervise tribal permit and registration stations for deer, bear, fisher, 

 otter and bobcat. 



• Conduct studies of wildlife populations to provide information needed 

 to manage tribal harvest 



Fish and Wildlife Enforcement . GLIFWC also provides the staff and expertise to 

 enforce tribal law with respect to the use of off-reservation natural resources. This includes: 



• As authorized by member tribes, be responsible for patrol, protection 

 and investigative services in the areas of Michigan, Minnesota and 

 Wisconsin ceded by the 1836, 1837, 1842 and 1854 Treaties, including 

 Lake Superior. 



• Maintain scheduled conservation enforcement tours of duty providing 

 response capability, regular patrols and prevention services seven days 

 a week. 



• Serve conservation related warrants, summonses and complaints as 

 directed by tribal courts. 



• Implement prevention, safety and education programs to prevent 

 violations and accidents. 



All GLIFWC wardens are fully-certified conservation officers who must complete 

 basic police recruit or equivalent training within one year of being hired. Each year, 

 GLIFWC wardens must attend forty hours of additional in-service training. To meet this 

 requirement, GLIFWC wardens have attended crowd control training, hazardous materials 

 training, hunting and firearm safety training, accident investigation training, and boating 

 safety water rescue training, among others. 



Public Information and Education Activities . GLIFWC engages in public information 

 and education activities to increase public knowledge and understanding of tribal off- 

 reservation resource management activities, and of tribal sovereignty and tradition. One of 

 the primary goals of these activities is to raise public awareness and diminish conflict over 

 off-reservation treaty rights. 



Specific public information education activities include: 



• Presentations by biologists and attorneys/policy analysts at schools, civic 

 organizations, various public forums and professional conferences. 



GUFWC Teuimony 

 Febnuiy 18. 1993 

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