Law Enforcement and Public Safety
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Conservation officers enforce game laws and also help provide outdoor skills training such as boating safety.
N E B R A S K A W I L D L I F E C R I M E S T O P P E R S
Helping protect our natural resources and landowner rights is important to the Wildlife Protectors
Association (WPA) and the Commission. The two collaborate in implementing the successful Nebraska
Wildlife Crime Stoppers Program. The WPA solicits private funds to offer as possible reward monies for
information in solving wildlife crimes, which has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests.
W I L L I A M S P R E S E N T E D S H I K A R - S A F A R I W I L D L I F E
O F F I C E R O F T H E Y E A R A W A R D
Conservation officer Tim Williams, who covers Hall, Merrick and Hamilton counties, was presented the
Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year award for 2019. Shikar-Safari Club International is a conservation-
based organization that annually recognizes wildlife law enforcement officers in all states, provinces and
territories in the United States and Canada.
