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One, the Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area, has the highest density of waterfowl in the world. [6] There are 38 units in the refuge system in California, including both wildlife refuges and wildlife management areas, divided into 9 different regional areas. Combined the areas equal about 440,000 acres (1,800 km 2).
This is a list of California Department of Fish and Wildlife protected areas. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), through its seven regional divisions, manages 262 protected areas statewide.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife divides the State of California into seven management regions whose boundaries mostly correspond to county borders (with the exception of Sacramento, Yolo, and San Joaquin counties). Northern Region: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties.
These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, [2] but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.
Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge: Marin County: CA 1992 [45] - Merced National Wildlife Refuge: Merced County: CA 1951: 10,262 acres (41.53 km 2) [46] Modoc National Wildlife Refuge: Modoc County: CA 1961: 7,000 acres (28 km 2) [47] North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area: Sacramento Valley: CA 1991: 46,460 acres (188.0 km 2) [48 ...
California Department of Fish and Wildlife areas of California — California State Reserves protected−managed by the CDFW, formerly the California Department of Fish and Game. Pages in category "California Department of Fish and Wildlife areas"
Proposed legislation would direct local governments to consider the impact of development on wildlife movement and restrict use of certain rat poisons.
In 2003 the code sections dealing with fully protected species were amended to allow CDFG to authorize take resulting from recovery activities for state-listed species. [6] California laws relating to fully protected species were among the first attempts in the nation to give protection to wildlife in risk of extinction, predating even the ...