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It's official. The Dept. of Fish and Game will now be called the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.
It seems like a big waste of money to a State that is broke, unless you have another agenda in mind.......
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...-game-gets-a-name-change-and-controversy?lite
Call them words of war between hunters and wildlife activists: Starting Jan. 1, California's Department of Fish and Game will become Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The change, hunters say, reflects a move away from traditional hunting and fishing values and is part of a bigger push by the Humane Society of the United States to eliminate hunting across the nation.
Environmentalists and animal activists say it reflects a move to manage all wildlife in the state, not just "game" for hunters.
California's change was made in state legislation signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last week. The bill was one of six signed by Brown that the Humane Society championed as "reinforcing California?s standing as a national leader in animal protection."
It seems like a big waste of money to a State that is broke, unless you have another agenda in mind.......
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...-game-gets-a-name-change-and-controversy?lite
Call them words of war between hunters and wildlife activists: Starting Jan. 1, California's Department of Fish and Game will become Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The change, hunters say, reflects a move away from traditional hunting and fishing values and is part of a bigger push by the Humane Society of the United States to eliminate hunting across the nation.
Environmentalists and animal activists say it reflects a move to manage all wildlife in the state, not just "game" for hunters.
California's change was made in state legislation signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last week. The bill was one of six signed by Brown that the Humane Society championed as "reinforcing California?s standing as a national leader in animal protection."