Environmental Wardens Corps

The Environmental Wardens Corps (Cuerpos de Vigilantes Ambiental, CVA) are the national-level wildlife and environmental s in Ventora. They are charged with enforcing hunting, fishing, and wildlife and environmental protection laws and regulations as well as general law enforcement in national parks. Part of the Interior Commission, its members, and the agency, are commonly referred to simply as wardens (vigilantes). Oeta Dequavuo Trinio is the current Warden and head of the CVA.

History
King appointed a  in 1670 to manage his hunting preserves. This began a long tradition of royal game wardens that, over time, expanded into a the Game Wardens Corps. By the 19th century, with some royal lands being opened for some public use, the role of the wardens expanded to enforcing the law in the parks. By the 1850s, the wardens assumed responsibilities for ensuring compliance with the kingdom's hunting and fishing regulations. With increased environmental protection concerns, the wardens began serving as in the 1970s when the agency was renamed the Environmental Wardens Corps.

Operations and structure
Most CVA activities take place either from one of the 26 district offices or one of several national park or regional stations. While the CVA has investigators who specialize in conservation and environmental criminal investigations, the Directorate for Criminal Investigations (DIC) supports the wardens with forensic and scientific investigative services. The Environmental Wardens Corps often works with Civil Protection Corps, the non-profit, non-governmental and  service in Ventora, to find lost or stranded hikers, climbers, hunters, and fishers.

The structure of the Environmental Wardens Corps is:
 * Secretariat&mdash;offices of the warden and senior agency officials
 * Criminal Investigations councillor
 * Intelligence councillor
 * Conservation law councillor
 * Information Office (minister prolocutor)
 * Field Operations Group (Grupo de Operaciones de Campo, GOC)
 * District offices
 * Aviation Services Bureau
 * Environmental Criminal Investigations Bureau
 * Support Activities Group (Grupo de Actividades de Apoyo, GAA)
 * Administration Bureau&mdash;finance and records
 * Legal Bureau
 * Logistics Bureau&mdash;equipment, facilities, maintenance, and supply
 * Personnel Bureau
 * Training Bureau&mdash;training services and Environmental Wardens School (Escuela de Vigilantes Ambientales, EVA)

Equipment
As a uniformed police force, the wardens carry the P-51 pistol while on duty and may carry a firearm while off duty. Wardens often have an F-91 patrol rifle in their vehicle. Some wardens may be equipped with the F-63 Mk 2 rifle which is sometimes used for euthanizing dangerous animals from a safe distance. Wardens also have access to s for use in tranquilizing wildlife for purposes of relocating or studying.

Each warden is assigned a four-wheel drive patrol vehicle and may use other specialized vehicles, such as s, Begos, and utility trucks, in the performance of their duties. A number of wardens in remote areas may work on horseback when needed. The agency has a number of watercraft for coastal and inland waterways. The air group uses fixed-wing small aircraft, H-10 utility helicopters, and s.

Personnel
With 3,519 sworn personnel, the wardens are a small but effective force supported by 1,564 civilian employees. Although specialized in their duties to conservation and environmental law enforcement, sworn wardens have a granting them nationwide authority as  who can arrest suspected criminals. As a national police force, the Environmental Wardens Corps is a suitable organization for meeting the national service requirements. As a small force, the wardens don't accept large numbers of national service applicants, but the ready reserve nearly doubles the size of the force. The 3,982 ready reservists serve three-week duty periods each year during their six-year commitment. During their duty periods, ready reserve wardens have the same authorities as careerist wardens. Of the reservists, about 20% serve in support assignments augmenting the civilian employees of the CVA.

All new CVA personnel attend a two-week orientation program. New wardens then attend the 12-week basic police training course at the National Police College in Nauigio,. Upon successful completion, new wardens attend the 6-week basic warden training course at the Environmental Wardens School. Once trained, new wardens work with an experienced warden for their first year. Additional training at the National Police College, Environmental Wardens School, and other specialized institutions will be made available during their careers depending on their career track and duty assignments.

On a day-to-day basis, sworn wardens wear the field uniform although investigators may work in plain clothes. The duty uniform is typically worn for public appearances and to attend court. Other uniform gear includes rainwear, cold weather clothing, and other equipment appropriate to working in wilderness areas. Civilian personnel wear professional attire suitable to their duties and work assignments.