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Wildlife officials draft expansion to lamprey control program
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Fish and Wildlife officials hope to expand a program to control lampreys on Lake Champlain. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials want to expand the use of lampricide. It would be used in new locations including the Lamoille River, Otter Creek in Vergennes, and Mill Brook in Port Henry, New York.VPR News
Some hunters upset by increase in antlerless deer permit increase
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Some Vermont hunters are upset by Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to nearly double the number of antlerless deer permits that will be issued for this fall’s hunting season.VPR News
Former Fish and Wildlife member fined for breaking hunting laws
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A former member of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife board is being fined $200 for baiting deer last November.VPR News
N.H. cautioning hikers to prepare
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Officials are cautioning hikers to prepare for winter conditions that could linger into May in the mountains.VPR News
Fish and Wildlife Commissioner says doesn’t need increased funding
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The commissioner of the Department Fish and Wildlife says a recent increase in hunting bodes well for the finances of the department. Wayne LaRouche says hunting and fishing licenses increased slightly last year. The fees paid for those licenses make up about 37 percent of the department’s budget.VPR News
VPR Evening News March 31st, 2008
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Vermont’s Democratic super-delegates have different ideas about the factors they should consider in selecting their party’s presidential nominee; Vermont Yankee is reducing its power output for several days so workers can fix a small leak; Eight people were injured when a tour bus slid off I-89 in Highgate; The commissioner of the Department of Fish and Wildlife says a recent increase in hunting bodes well for the department’s finances; Green Mountain Power Corporation says its customers saw fewer power outages in 2007 than in previous years; Longtime Democratic activist Violet Coffin has died at the age of 87; and commentator Peter Gilbert on ESP.VPR News
Public weighs in on Fish and Wildlife Department funding
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Lawmakers are weighing legislation that would dedicate part of the state’s sales tax revenues to the Fish and Wildlife Department.VPR News
Man, dog rescued from car on Lake Champlain that went through ice
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An 80-year-old Milton man and his dog are safe after being rescued from Lake Champlain after the car they were riding in broke through the ice off the Milton shore.VPR News
