Maine Warden Service

Maine Warden Service
Agency overview
Formed	1880
Headquarters	Augusta, Maine, United States
Motto	Maine. Protected.
Annual budget	$15,100,000 (2015)
Parent department	Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Website	maine.gov/ifw/warden-service

The Maine Warden Service is a police agency in the United States State of Maine responsible for the enforcement of fisheries and wildlife laws, and the coordination of search and rescue in wilderness areas of the state. Maine's game wardens strive to protect the state's fishing and hunting resources, Enforcing strict limits on the activities listed above to keep animal populations stable. Maine's Warden Service is operationally part of Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, it is the oldest conservation law enforcement agency in the United States.

^ Smith, George (February 25, 2015). "Fisheries & Wildlife tackles vital tasks with grossly insufficient funds". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[1] Smith, George (February 25, 2015). "Fisheries & Wildlife tackles vital tasks with grossly insufficient funds". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

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