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Plentiful Precipitation Pumps-up Rodent Populations – Avoid Harmful Poisons

April 12, 2019 – The winter of 2018-19 brought ample rainfall and snowpack – good news for drought-weary Californians. The bad news is that the vegetation growth that follows abundant rainfall can lead to abounding rodent populations that some people try to control with poisons. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds people […]

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Commercial Dungeness Crab Season to Close Statewide April 15

April 3, 2019 – California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham issued a declaration to close the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide  at 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2019 due to increased whale entanglement risk anticipated for the spring and summer months. Under the interim authority of Section 8276.1(c)(1) of the […]

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CDFW Confirms Increase of Canine Distemper Virus in Wild Foxes in Siskiyou County

March 4, 2019 – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has recently seen an increased number of confirmed and suspect cases of canine distemper virus (CDV) in wild gray foxes in the Mount Shasta and Scott Valley areas in Siskiyou County. Most of California’s carnivore species are susceptible to CDV, with gray foxes, […]

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Commission Accepts Listing Petition; Requires Closure of Some Recreational Fishing in Klamath Basin

Feb. 8, 2019 – At its February 2019 meeting in Sacramento, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) took action on a number of issues affecting California’s natural resources. The Commission accepted a petition to list Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon as endangered, setting into motion a status review to be completed by the […]

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CDFW Investigating Die-Off of Desert Bighorn Sheep

January 21, 2019 – Wildlife biologists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are investigating what appears to be a significant mortality event associated with respiratory disease among the San Gorgonio desert bighorn sheep population in Riverside County. CDFW has confirmed that at least 20 animals have died but suspects that total mortality […]

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Remember California’s Endangered Species at Tax Time

Jan. 11, 2019 – You can help endangered species by making a donation to the Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Program, the California Sea Otter Fund, and the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Fund in the Voluntary Contributions section of your California Income Tax Form. If you itemize deductions, your donation will be tax deductible the […]

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Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delayed in Northern California

November 21, 2018 – California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham issued a memo delaying the northern California commercial Dungeness crab season due to poor crab meat quality test results. The delay includes Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties). The northern Dungeness crab […]

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CDFW Now Accepting Proposals for Ecosystem Restoration and Protection Projects

Nov. 5, 2018 – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting proposals for ecosystem restoration and protection projects under its 2019 Proposal Solicitation Notice. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020, a total of $53 million will be made available for these grants, which are funded through Propositions 1 and 68.   Funding […]

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Wildlife Officers Remove Cannabis Grow Site,from CDFW Wildlife Area

Oct. 5, 2018 – Law enforcement officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently conducted a successful outdoor raid on a black-market marijuana cultivation site in the White Slough Wildlife Area in San Joaquin County. In all, wildlife officers removed approximately 1,700 plants at the site. In the late summer, wildlife officers […]

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Nutria Discovered in San Joaquin Valley; CDFW Seeks to Prevent Further Spread and Infestation

February 8, 2018 – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has become aware of a population of invasive nutria (Myocastor coypus) reproducing within the San Joaquin Valley. Given the severity of potential impacts and the impacts realized in other infested states, CDFW believes early intervention actions could be successful in eradicating nutria from […]

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Northern California Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opener Delayed Again Due to Quality Testing

December 26, 2017 – The Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced a final 15-day delay for the northern California commercial Dungeness crab season. Crab condition improved from the last round of pre-season quality testing conducted on Dec. 19. However, crab had not reached the minimum meat recovery criteria as […]

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