California Fish and Game Commission
Coverage of California Fish and Game Commission in the Nexus archive.
- Homebuilders petition California to drop protections for threatened hawk
A homebuilders association is petitioning California to remove protections for the Swainson's hawk under the state's Endangered Species Act. The hawk nests in Solano County and the Central Valley before migrating, and this would be the first delisting in 17 years.
- Judge upholds protections for Southern California steelhead trout
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge rejected a water agency's challenge to endangered species protections for the Southern California steelhead trout. The decision upholds state protections based on scientific evidence, as development, dams, and water diversions have severely threatened the species, which is listed as endangered under both federal and state laws.
- California increases black bear hunting limit to two per year
The California Fish and Game Commission has approved a doubling of the annual black bear hunting limit from one to two bears per hunter. The statewide harvest cap remains at 1,700 bears, as part of wildlife management adjustments.