Fish and Wildlife Departments in our states need money to continue doing their job, and the answer may be a hike in fees for hunting and fishing licenses.
As it is, agents are having trouble keeping up with poachers, and are seeing declines in some wildlife species as a result.
Our EarthFix unit is tracking this and other angles in a series of stories called "Wildlife Detectives."
Reporter Tony Shick joins us to talk about the issues with funding wildlife agents, and the results.