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Ky. Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources News Release

Conservation Officers Helping Hurricane Victims  This Weekend on “Kentucky Afield” Television

June 12, 2006                                                                                   Contact: Scott Moore
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           1-800-852-0942, ext. 432

Frankfort, KY – When “Kentucky Afield” television showed viewers the relief efforts of conservation officers from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources during Hurricane Katrina last fall, the response was overwhelming.

“We got calls from school teachers who wanted copies to show their kids,” said “Kentucky Afield” producer Scott Moore. “We got calls from people saying how proud they were to be Kentuckians.”

Join “Kentucky Afield” this weekend, June 17-18, for a repeat of that memorable show. Kentucky Educational Television requested that “Kentucky Afield” re-run its popular Katrina segment to complement a hurricane special that will follow on the show “Nature.”

“A lot of attention is already focused toward the hurricane season,” Moore noted. “It brings back memories of what happened and the role Kentucky played in the rescue.”

 After Katrina hit, Louisiana law enforcement officials needed officers with boating skills to help rescue stranded hurricane victims from their homes. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife answered the call for help within a day, sending 23 officers to the scene to help in whatever capacity needed. Kentucky conservation officers rescued over 100 people, many of whom did not want to leave their homes. Viewers will be inspired by the heroic efforts of Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officers as they search New Orleans for survivors of the tragedy.

“Everybody wanted to help,” said Moore. “Through the department, everybody got to help.”
“Kentucky Afield” is a production of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. It is the longest continuously-running outdoor television show in the nation. “Kentucky Afield” airs Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time/7:30 p.m. Central time on KET affiliates. The airtime for the Sunday repeat of the show is 4 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Central.

 “Kentucky Afield” also airs Saturday at 10 a.m. on Insight Cable 5 in Northern Kentucky.
 “Kentucky Afield” television is a companion program to Kentucky Afield magazine. To learn more about Kentucky’s great outdoors and the state’s hunting and fishing opportunities, subscribe to Kentucky Afield magazine online at fw.ky.gov.   

 

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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) manages, regulates, enforces and promotes responsible use of all fish and wildlife species, their habitats, public wildlife areas and waterways for the benefit of those resources and for public enjoyment. KDFWR, an agency of the Commerce Cabinet, has an economic impact to the state of $4.8 billion annually. For more information on KDFWR, visit our web site at fw.ky.gov.


 

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