This work supports the lands management, hunting programs, population monitoring, chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring, and recovery efforts focused on tule ELK, deer, mountain lion, foothill…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 8 awarded the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) $104,336 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This formula grant supports wildlife lands management, hunting program administration, and population monitoring activities focused on multiple species of conservation concern, including Tule elk, deer, mountain lion, Foothill yellow-legged frog, Western snowy plover, Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, California tiger salamander, and Southwestern pond turtle.

The funded work encompasses Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) monitoring and recovery efforts for the identified wildlife species. As a state fish and wildlife agency with primary management responsibility, CDFW utilizes these formula grant funds—distributed under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act framework—to deliver conservation and management services across California's diverse ecosystems and wildlife areas. The grant represents CDFW's continued participation in this ongoing federal-state partnership for wildlife restoration and species management.

This work supports the lands management, hunting programs, population monitoring, chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring, and recovery efforts focused on tule ELK, deer, mountain lion, foothill yellow-legged frog, westernsnowy plover, santa cruz long-toed salamander, california tiger salamander and southwestern pond turtle.