Recent News Releases Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Named 2021 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year June 17, 2022 Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney (SDDA) Karen Wold has been named 2021 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Fish and Game Commission announced this week. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, General, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: Wildlife Prosecutor of the YearFish and Game CommissionLaw Enforcement Divisionwildlife crimespoaching Major Sturgeon Poaching Operation Nets Nine Suspects April 21, 2022 Wildlife officers have arrested eight men on suspicion of poaching white sturgeon from Sacramento Valley waterways, CDFW announced. The men face multiple charges, including intention to sell the fish and their products on the illegal market. At least two of the individuals are known repeat offenders. A ninth man was arrested on suspicion of selling Dungeness crab and red abalone on the illegal market. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Law Enforcement Tagged: poachingsturgeonwhite sturgeonarrests Commercial Lobster Fisherman Convicted of Poaching in Marine Protected Area December 8, 2021 A five-month-long investigation on a commercial lobster poaching suspect concluded with a conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court, CDFW announced. Continue reading... Categories: General, Law Enforcement, Marine Tagged: poachinglobster poachingmarineLEDLaw Enforcement Division 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 Excellent Water Skills Help Stop Marine Aquaria Poacher April 14, 2021 The California Fish and Game Commission recently revoked commercial marine aquaria fishing privileges for David W. Hornbaker due to unlawful take of marine aquaria species. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Law Enforcement Tagged: poaching CDFW Wildlife Officer Works with Multiple Agencies to Stop Suspected Abalone Poachers in the Act February 3, 2021 On the night of Jan. 30, 2021, a CDFW law enforcement officer based out of Long Beach partnered with the Long Beach Police Department on a joint agency boat patrol in and around Long Beach Harbor. Continue reading... Categories: Law Enforcement, Rare Species Tagged: abalonepoaching
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