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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to present The Conservation and Management Plan for Bighorn Sheep in California.

Categories:   Big Game, Hunting, Wildlife Health
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The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved 14 habitat protection and restoration projects spanning 14 counties across more than 4,700 acres at its Feb. 26 quarterly meeting.

Categories:   Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Lands, Waterfowl, WCB, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Board
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The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) adopted emergency regulations for the commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery and approved an experimental fishing permit (EFP) to test longlining gear in the Dungeness fishery, among other action affecting California’s natural resources at its Feb. 12-13 meeting in Sacramento.

Categories:   Dungeness Crab, FGC, Fisheries, Marine, Sturgeon, Wildlife

The white sturgeon sport fishing season opens Oct. 1, 2024, for catch-and-release fishing ONLY.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Rare Species, Species, Sturgeon
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$41 million in grants were awarded for 20 restoration and protection projects throughout the state to benefit wetlands and meadows, Southern California steelhead and watersheds impacted by cannabis cultivation.

Categories:   Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Salmon, Wildlife

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