Settlement reached to protect wildlife in North Bay, Sacramento areas

Three conservation groups and the U.S. Agriculture Department have reached a settlement in federal court in San Francisco that will restrict a program for killing wildlife that could harm farms, livestock and people in the North Bay and Sacramento area.

The restrictions will last until the department completes a new Environmental Impact Statement by the end of 2023 on plans for its Wildlife Services program in 10 counties in the agency’s Sacramento District.