California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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state government agency wildlife management agency

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and conserving California’s fish, wildlife, and natural habitats through research, regulation, and stewardship programs.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
CDFW	1
California Department of Fish and Game	1
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (resource management)	1
California wildlife officers	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state government agency ⓘ wildlife management agency ⓘ
abbreviation	California Department of Fish and Wildlife self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CDFW
activity	data collection on fish and wildlife populations ⓘ enforcement of poaching laws ⓘ environmental review and permitting for projects affecting wildlife ⓘ operation of fish hatcheries in California ⓘ wildlife disease monitoring ⓘ
collaboratesWith	National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ local governments in California ⓘ nonprofit conservation organizations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerType	public sector ⓘ
formerName	California Department of Fish and Wildlife self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: California Department of Fish and Game
headquartersLocation	Sacramento ⓘ surface form: Sacramento, California
jurisdiction	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalAuthority	California Code of Regulations (Title 14) ⓘ California Fish and Game Code ⓘ
mission	to manage California’s diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources ⓘ to protect and enhance habitats upon which fish and wildlife depend ⓘ
oversees	California Fish and Game Commission (in regulatory implementation) ⓘ
parentOrganization	California Natural Resources Agency ⓘ
regionServed	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
responsibility	conservation of natural habitats in California ⓘ enforcement of fish and game laws in California ⓘ implementation of endangered species protections in California ⓘ issuance of fishing licenses in California ⓘ issuance of hunting licenses in California ⓘ management of ecological reserves in California ⓘ management of fish resources in California ⓘ management of state wildlife areas ⓘ management of wildlife resources in California ⓘ monitoring of invasive species affecting fish and wildlife ⓘ public education on conservation and wildlife issues ⓘ regulation of fishing in California ⓘ regulation of hunting in California ⓘ scientific research on fish and wildlife populations ⓘ wildlife habitat restoration programs ⓘ
sector	environmental protection ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
website	https://wildlife.ca.gov/ ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife → abbreviation → California Department of Fish and Wildlife self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CDFW

California Code of Regulations (Title 14) → administeredBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

subject surface form: California Code of Regulations, Title 14

California Endangered Species Act → administeredBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

California Fish and Game Code → administeredBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

Suisun Bay → administeredBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (resource management)

California State Lands Commission → collaboratesWith → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

Delta Stewardship Council → cooperatesWith → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

CESA → enforcedBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

subject surface form: California Endangered Species Act

California Fish and Game Code → enforcedBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

this entity surface form: California wildlife officers

California Department of Fish and Wildlife → formerName → California Department of Fish and Wildlife self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Department of Fish and Game

California State Agencies → include → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

California condor recovery program → involvesOrganization → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

Delta smelt → managedBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → managedBy → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ

California Natural Resources Agency → oversees → California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ