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CDFW's annual upland game bird stamp contest is here. The species for 2026-2027 is the sooty grouse with the winning entry featured on the state’s next upland game bird stamp. Entries will be accepted from November 2 through December 4.

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.

CDFW is now accepting public comments on the just-released draft California Bobcat Conservation and Management Plan. The 133-page draft management plan was developed over five years alongside the California Bobcat Population Monitoring Project’s Report of Findings released in August.

The October CDFW Calendar of Events is now available.

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