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| Jurisdiction | Kansas |
| Headquarters | 1020 S. Kansas Topeka, Kansas 39°02′44″N 95°40′33″W / 39.045631°N 95.675873°W |
| Employees | 420 |
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| Parent agency | State of Kansas |
| Website | KDWP Website |
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is a state cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Wildlife and Parks appointed by the Governor of Kansas.[2] The Office of the Secretary is located in Topeka, the state capital of Kansas. A seven-member, bipartisan commission, also appointed by the Governor, advises the Secretary and approves regulations governing outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife resources in Kansas.[2] KDWP employs approximately 420 full-time employees in five divisions: Executive Services, Administrative Services, Fisheries and Wildlife, Law Enforcement, and Parks.[2] At full staffing, KDWP Law Enforcement Division (Kansas Game Wardens) is staffed by 83 positions.[3]
- ^ Darton, N.H. 1916. Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C - The Santa Fe Route, With a Side Trip to Grand Canyon of the Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 613, 194 pp. (See Plate 3-A)
- ^ a b c State of Kansas. "About KDWP". Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. "Law Enforcement Division Overview". ksoutdoors.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.