The Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation manages and protects the state’s wildlife and marine resources. Organized in 1979 as the product of four formerly independent agencies, the department oversees nearly one million acres of wildlife habitat concentrated in thirty management areas, twenty lakes, and six reservoirs. While the agency is making progress in managing and protecting wildlife and marine resources, it still must solve several administrative problems. Chief among these are consolidation of required administrative functions, collection of half-fine money from justices of the peace, and adequate internal control over funds from concession and license sales.
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