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Memorandum of Agreement between US Fish and Wildlife Service and CDFW Regarding Cooperation on Management of Gray Wolf in CA

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Gray Wolf Less than Lethal NOE and Attachment 05-27-2026State & Local

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The Memorandum of Agreement between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife establishes a cooperative framework for the conservation and management of the gray wolf in California, where the species is protected under both state and federal endangered species laws. The agreement authorizes designated partner entities—such as sheriff’s offices, local jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and universities—to implement nonlethal measures, including sustained pursuit and nonlethal projectiles, to deter wolves from interacting with livestock. These actions are intended to reduce human-wildlife conflict while advancing the conservation goals for a species whose population pressures require managed intervention under exceptional circumstances permitted by California’s Endangered Species Act. CDFW holds legal authority under state law to authorize the take of gray wolves for conservation, propagation, and law enforcement purposes, and this agreement builds upon existing federal-state cooperation established through the 2015 Section 6 Cooperative Agreement. The partnership structure formalizes the role of local and external entities in carrying out wolf-deterrent activities under CDFW oversight, ensuring that efforts are consistent with both state and federal protections. The agreement supports the long-term recovery of gray wolves in California by promoting coexistence strategies that minimize livestock losses without resorting to lethal methods, reinforcing a science-based, collaborative approach to wildlife management across jurisdictions.

General Info

Cooperative effort to protect gray wolves via nonlethal livestock deterrence under state and federal law.

Agency

California → Fish and Wildlife (Headquarters), Administration Division - Sacramento

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting Services

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PostedMay 27

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Fish and Wildlife (Headquarters), Administration Division - Sacramento

Contacts1 person available

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Organization / Agency

California → Fish and Wildlife (Headquarters), Administration Division - Sacramento

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Chad DibbleDeputy Director

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Full Description

Full Title: Memorandum of Agreement between United States Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Regarding Cooperation on Management of Gray Wolf in California and Authorization of Entities to Implement Less-Than-Lethal Wolf-Livestock Conflict Reduction Measures The Project consists of a Memorandum of Agreement Between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Regarding Cooperation on Management of Gray Wolf in California (Agreement) and authorization of entities to implement less-than-lethal wolf-livestock conflict reduction measures to promote the conservation and management of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in California. As part of the Agreement, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) anticipates designating entities as partners in wolf conservation, including sheriffs offices, local jurisdictions, nongovernment organizations, universities, and others for the use of sustained pursuit and nonlethal projectiles to deter wolflivestock conflicts. Gray wolves in California are listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) and the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). CDFW has authority to take gray wolves for propagation, management, and law enforcement purposes pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1001, CESA, and CESAs implementing regulations. CESA allows for regulated take of gray wolves for the purpose of conservation of the species in extraordinary cases where population pressures within a given ecosystem cannot be otherwise relieved. (Fish & G. Code, § 2061.) CDFW also has authority to authorize individuals and public agencies to take CESA-listed species for management purposes. (Fish & G. Code, § 2081, subd. (a).) With respect to the gray wolfs status as a Federally listed species in California under the ESA, CDFW has authority to designate entities to take gray wolves to carry out conservation programs and when acting in the course of official duties under the 2015 Section 6 Cooperative Agreement between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and CDFW. The Agreement outlines the procedures by which CDFW may designate partner entities in wolf conservation to engage in non-lethal hazing activities to deter wolflivestock interactions. CDFW has determined that sheriffs offices, local jurisdictions, non-governmental organizations, universities, and others are important partners in wolf conservation, specifically in implementing deterrence and nonlethal practices on wolves engaging or attempting to engage in depredation of livestock. The Agreement and subsequent authorizations will support the propagation and management of the gray wolf in California.