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Regents Approve Natural Resources Law Enforcement Program

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MADISON, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved a program at South Dakota State University to prepare future natural resources law enforcement officers.

The board approved the new bachelor of science degree Wednesday at a meeting at Dakota State University in Madison. The degree program will train students for work as federal wildlife officials, park rangers, conservation officers and game wardens.

The program responds to concerns in part from the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department, which has difficulty finding suitable applicants to fill law enforcement slots. The program is expected to produce 20 graduates a year after it’s fully implemented.

The Regents say only four institutions nationwide offer a comparable program.

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