Plan to kill thousands of owls in California draws fierce opposition from some lawmakers
In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Interior, 19 lawmakers are seeking a halt to the plan to kill 450,000 barred ...
Low salmon numbers in California could prompt shutdown of fishing for a record third straight year
California's fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or ...
Sarcoptic mange threatens survival of Tulare County’s Yowlumni pack of gray wolves
Tulare County’s gray wolves, collectively known as the Yowlumni pack, are a family that was counted by the California ...
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March 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
3 — Release of Draft State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) 2025, for tribal, external partner, and public review and comment. The ...
Northern California wildlife sanctuary investigated over alleged animal neglect
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating a wildlife sanctuary in Butte County over alleged animal neglect.
Could putting swamp rat on your dinner plate help save California marshland?
The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U ...
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Chinook Salmon Are Swimming in This California River for the First Time in More Than 80 Years
The juvenile fish recently hatched from eggs that scientists deposited in the gravelly riverbed of the North Yuba River last ...
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Chico couple, family member in Napa County reach settlement with California Department of Fish and Wildlife for numerous wildlife crimes
Inside of the couple's residence in Chico, wildlife officers found mountain lion claws, a ringtail cat, a barn owl mount, an illegal spike buck, and several unlawfully taken deer with ...
California hunters expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution
California hunters pleaded guilty after admitting a series of wildlife crimes to state Fish and Wildlife officials on a flight in 2023.
A Couple on a Flight Boasted of Illegal Hunting. Wildlife Officers Were Listening.
The passengers also showed the officers the skull of an endangered sea turtle they were smuggling in a carry-on bag during the flight.
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California couple expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution
SACRAMENTO — A California couple pleaded ... and Wildlife officials on a flight in 2023. Fish and Wildlife made the announcement this week. The department said that on a flight to Sacramento ...