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Holiday In Wales Violence and threats of violence against federal land and wildlife managers rose 30 percent last year, says a report to be released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

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Camping Holiday Wales Although the numbers are still lower than they were in 1998, when 95 violent incidents were reported, they are still cause for alarm, PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said.

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Accommodation Holiday Wales In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Congress ordered the Justice Department to report annually on violence directed toward federal employees.

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Holiday Wales Walking "We want to make sure these federal agencies support their people in the field and acknowledge these problem are there," Ruch said.

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Holiday Riding Wales "The Fish and Wildlife Service claimed no reported incidents until a little over a year ago."

Adventure Holiday Wales BLM spokeswoman Celia Boddington said her agency takes seriously violence directed at its employees. She credited the increase in reports to a work force that is better educated about reporting violence and to the West's population explosion.

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Cottage Holiday Wales "You know what that does with public lands -- we have many, many more people using them," Boddington said.

Holiday In Wales By Faith Bremner
Gannett News Service - 8/14/2001

Topic: Public Lands

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