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‘Governator’ Planning to Divert Wildlife Funds in California

Fishermen and hunters are outraged about a plan tucked into the proposed California budget that would shift $30 million away from wildlife programs.

According to the budget offered by the governor’s office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking to borrow money from the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, which comes from hunting and fishing license fees, and use it to prop up other state programs. The plan states that funds would be repaid to wildlife programs by 2013, however hunters and sportsmen want the money to remain wildlife programs and not jeopardize matching federal funds.

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