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News Release

Cale L. Godfrey Named Assistant Chief of Wildlife Division

Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) announced that Cale L. Godfrey was named assistant director of the VDGIF Wildlife Division. Mr. Godfrey filled the vacancy created when Bob Ellis was named Wildlife Division Director.

Cale Godfrey earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. He then earned a Master of Science in Wildlife Sciences from Virginia Tech where he conducted research on the Department's Cooperative Allegheny Bear Study.

Godfrey joined the VDGIF in May 1997 as a Wildlife Research Associate and worked in that position until November 1997 when he was promoted to Forest Stewardship Biologist. He worked as Forest Stewardship Biologist for VDGIF from November 1997 to June 1999.

In 1999, he then moved to the position of District Wildlife Biologist for the Department In that capacity he supervised personnel assigned to three wildlife management areas: Amelia WMA, Featherfin WMA, and Horsepen WMA. He also provided technical assistance on wildlife population and habitat management to private and public landowners. Godfrey has extensive knowledge and experience in management of farm, forest, and wetland habitats. He served in the District Wildlife Biologist position until being promoted to Assistant Director of Wildlife.

Godfrey is a member of The Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is pleased to have Cale Godfrey in this leadership position.

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Photo available upon request by contacting Julia Dixon (Julia.dixon@dgif.virginia.gov) or Lee Walker (lee.walker@dgif.virginia.gov).