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CDFW awards $576,000 to support seven projects advancing conservation and habitat protection across California.

The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) returned to the topic of marine protected area (MPA) petitions at its October meeting, granting seven petition actions to be considered for future rulemaking. Those granted include two tribally led petition actions that propose the creation of new marine protected areas for Point Sal in San Luis Obispo County and Carpinteria Reef in Santa Barbara County.

In 2016, Assembly Bill 96 banned the sale of ivory and rhino horn in California, strengthening the authority and ability of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to combat illegal wildlife trafficking that threatens global biodiversity and drives demand for the poaching of endangered species. In the decade since, big impacts are being seen in California. In the most populous state in the U.S. and a major hub of international trade, AB 96 goes beyond California’s borders to put an end wildlife trafficking around the world.

Almost two dozen California deer hunt zones throughout the state will open to rifle hunting the final weeks of September.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has made a significant purchase of western Joshua tree habitat using the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund. The land will be co-managed by CDFW and California Native American tribes.