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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Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open Nov. 2
The salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova will open Friday, Nov. 2, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hatchery workers will open the gates in the ladder at 10:30 a.m. and will take more than a half-million eggs during the first […]
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 […]
CDFW Outdoors Q & A: How Do I Catch a Hunter/Trespasser on My Property?
March 30, 2018 – Question: I own property in a rural part of Monterey County although I don’t live there all the time. I am there most weekends and many weeklong stretches throughout the year. Twice in the last month, I found a gate open on my property that should always be closed. I know […]
Elusive Sierra Nevada Red Fox Captured in Tehama County
March 1, 2018 – A Sierra Nevada red fox was captured in Tehama County last month by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists researching this rare sub-species of red fox. The 10-pound male fox was captured on national forest land just outside of Lassen Volcanic National Park, near the town of Mineral. The […]
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 […]
Bobcat Image Named Winner of Wildlife Photo of the Year Contest
Jan. 23, 2018 – Santa Clara resident Shravan Sundaram’s photograph of a young bobcat descending a tree in Livermore’s Sycamore Grove Park earned the 2017 grand prize in the California Wildlife Photo of the Year contest. The intense gaze of the cat as it stared into the camera’s lens elevated it in the yearlong contest […]
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 […]
California Recreational Abalone Fishery to be Closed in 2018
December 8, 2017 – The California Fish and Game Commission yesterday voted to close the 2018 northern California recreational abalone fishery due ongoing environmental conditions that have significantly impacted the abalone resource. The closure affects next year’s recreational abalone season, which was scheduled to open on April 1, 2018. The Commission’s 4-0 decision (Commissioner Jacque […]
Commercial Dungeness Crab Season in Northern California delayed due to crab quality testing
November 27, 2017 – Due to poor crab meat quality test results conducted at the beginning of November, the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued a memo delaying the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season in Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del […]
Rehabilitated Sea Otter Found Shot to Death
November 7, 2017 – California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) law enforcement officers are investigating the fatal shooting of a southern sea otter in San Luis Obispo County in September. The animal was well known to state wildlife officials, as it had been previously rehabilitated, tagged and released after being found tangled in fishing […]
Watch Out for Wildlife Week Reminds Motorists to Slow Down & Be Alert
September 18, 2017 – Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) remind motorists to remain alert for wildlife on roadways during Watch Out for Wildlife Week, which runs September 18-24. “Drivers can improve their own safety by simply slowing down and remaining alert while driving,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “We are […]
CDFW Confirms Presence of Wolf Pack in Lassen County, Collars Adult Wolf
Photo taken by US Forest Service remote trail camera. June 30, 2017. July 5, 2017 – California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists have captured and fitted a tracking collar to a female gray wolf in Lassen County, and confirmed that the wolf and her mate have produced at least three pups this year. […]
California and Oregon Governors Request Salmon Disaster Assistance
May 25, 2017 – California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and Oregon Governor Kate Brown sent a letter today to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross requesting declaration of a catastrophic regional fishery disaster and commercial fishery failure for salmon in their states. The declaration begins the process for requesting federal aid to assist commercial […]
Pump Failure Kills 200,000 to 300,000 Fall-Run Chinook Salmon at Feather River Fish Hatchery
May 11, 2017 – An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 fall-run Chinook salmon were killed early yesterday morning at the Feather River Fish Hatchery – Thermalito Facility due to a pump failure from a faulty wire. More than two million remaining salmon at the facility will be released over the next month as they reach an […]
CDFW: Leave Young Wildlife Alone
Cottontail Rabbits rescued in Yuba County after their nest was destroyed by mowing – photo by Jackie Moore April 21, 2017 – With late spring and early summer being the peak time for California’s wildlife to bear their young, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is issuing a reminder to well-intentioned citizens: If […]
State Agencies Pilot Wildlife Crossing Mitigation Credit System
April 19, 2017 – California’s state wildlife and transportation departments signed a credit agreement on an innovative pilot project to create advanced mitigation credits for wildlife highway crossings. The mitigation crediting system developed for the Laurel Curve Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Project on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County can be used to transition into a statewide […]
Low Salmon Projections Lead to Fisheries Restrictions, Some Closures in 2017
April 16, 2017 – Historically low numbers of fall-run and winter-run Chinook salmon have prompted the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) to drastically limit the state’s salmon fishery for the remainder of 2017. In the Klamath Management Zone, which is the area between the Oregon/California border and Horse Mountain (40° 05′ 00″ N. latitude), […]
Recent Urban Coyote Death Linked to Restricted Rodenticides
March 20, 2017 – The carcass of a young and otherwise healthy coyote found in a San Francisco park has tested positive for four different types of rat poison – all of which are illegal for non-professional use in California. The body of the female coyote was found in Douglass Park in February. Lab test […]
Nimbus Hatchery Releases 420,000 American River Steelhead
March 8, 2017 – Nearly a half million young steelhead recently started their journey to the ocean thanks to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Staff at Nimbus Fish Hatchery nursed the young steelhead through several potentially devastating conditions, including drought-induced high water temperatures in the hatchery last summer and winter flood conditions […]