[2] The agency is tasked with conserving, enhancing, and restoring Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through protection and management programs.

[3] The Arizona Game and Fish Department has developed a "Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy" (CWCS)—a 10-year vision for managing Arizona’s fish, wildlife and natural habitats, input and partnerships with various agency cooperators, sportsman and recreational groups, conservation organizations, special interest groups, Native American tribes, county and municipal governments, and the general public.

[4] Arizona is home to more than 900 animal species and 50 million public acres of natural land.

The catchments provide water to wildlife[7] year-round and particularly during the state's hot, dry summer months.

Arizona Game and Fish deliver water to the catchments via trucks and airlifts.