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 […]
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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), […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Nonlead Ammunition Required Statewide for 2017 Spring Wild Turkey Season
March , 2017 – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding hunters that nonlead ammunition is now required statewide when hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun. The upcoming 2017 spring wild turkey season will be the first hunting season with significant participation for which nonlead shot will be required statewide. These regulations […]
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CDFW Releases Final Wolf Management Plan for California
Dec. 7, 2016 – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released the Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves in California (Part 1 and Part 2). CDFW gathered diverse input from a varied group of stakeholders for the past two years before finalizing the plan. “Wolves returning to the state was inevitable, we always knew […]
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Two Gray Wolves Confirmed Present in Lassen County
Potential evidence of at least one other wild wolf in California. CDFW trailcam photo, Lassen County. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has confirmed the presence of two gray wolves in western Lassen County. After a wolf-like canid was photographed by trail cameras in Lassen County in fall 2015 and spring 2016, CDFW […]
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Caltrans and Fish and Wildlife Urge Motorists to Be Alert During Watch Out for Wildlife Week
September 16, 2016 – 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. “We urge motorists to remain alert and be cautious when traveling through wildlife areas, so our roadways will remain as safe as […]