The official mission of CDFW is, “To manage California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.” Eliminating a wildlife population is not managing.
Email the Director of CDFW, the Governor, and your elected officials urge them to deny the Conservancy’s permit to eliminate the Catalina Island mule deer population.
The Catalina Island Conservancy is seeking to circumvent management of the island’s mule deer population through an RMP and is requesting, in that permit, to eradicate the island’s mule deer population. The RMP does not use credible science and data to support an informed decision on the eradication of the island’s mule deer herd.
The Department recently approved the Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), which short-cuts specific fish and wildlife restoration projects from the standard environmental review process. The Department needs to hear from us, urging them not to shortcut the lives of 1,800 to 2,000 mule deer.
Don’t forget to share this email with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen. Urge them to Take Action and email the Department, the Governor, and their elected officials to STOP the annihilation of the Catalina Island mule deer herd.
There has never been a more crucial time in sportsmen’s history than now to be involved and engaged in protecting our way of life. If we remain silent, others will shape the outcome. We cannot allow that to happen in the Golden State. Urge your family and friends to join you and the Sportsmen’s Alliance in the fight against the rising tide of animal extremism and gun control activism. The legacy of hunting, fishing, and trapping depends on our actions today.