Recent News Releases 2022 Warden Stamp Takes Flight, Now Available for Purchase December 7, 2021 The CDFW 2022 Warden Stamp is now available for purchase online. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: Wildlife OfficersWarden StampLaw Enforcement Tehama County Man Pleads Guilty to Deer Poaching Charges December 6, 2021 A Tehama County man has pleaded guilty to deer poaching charges stemming from an August 2020 poaching investigation. Kaden Pearce, 23, of Red Bluff, killed a large buck (male deer) in a local walnut orchard where he did not have legal permission to hunt. He then falsified the location information when he reported the deer harvest on his deer tag as required by hunting regulations. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, General, Hunting Tagged: Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement DivisionLEDTehama CountyTehamaPoachingDeer poachingdeerhunting Mountain Lion Dispatched After Attack Near Calabasas August 28, 2021 CDFW confirmed that a mountain lion shot and killed by a wildlife officer was the one responsible for injuring a five-year-old boy Thursday near Calabasas in Los Angeles County. The boy is in stable condition. Continue reading... Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: mountain lionlaw enforcement CDFW Wildlife Officer Named Pogue-Elms Law Enforcement Officer of the Year August 5, 2021 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Law Enforcement Division is proud to announce Warden Jonathan Garcia as the 2020 Pogue-Elms Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The award is presented by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and is considered one of the most prestigious awards bestowed upon a wildlife officer in North America. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement Tagged: Law EnforcementWildlife Officer of the YearAward California Fish and Game Commission Names 2020 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year June 17, 2021 At its June 2021 meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission along with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Lake County Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff as the Commission’s 2020 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement Tagged: prosecutorswildlife protectionlaw enforcementLake CountyDistrictChief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff
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