Wolf OR7 Federally Protected by the Endangered Species Act
The gray wolf designated OR7 has remained in California since he crossed the state line on Dec. 28. The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) closely monitors the wolf’s position and progress,...
View ArticleEndangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes Act as Good Neighbors in Kern County
Media Contacts: Greg Gerstenberg, DFG Wildlife Branch, (209) 769-1196 Janice Mackey, DFG Communications, (916) 322-8908 DFG is calling on the residents of Kern County to help with the long-term...
View ArticleCoho Salmon Identification is Critical in California’s Ocean Fisheries
The Department of Fish and Game reminds sport anglers to be vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them.
View ArticleCalifornia Receives Federal Grants to Support Land Acquisition and...
California has been awarded $12.7 million in federal grants to support conservation planning and acquisition of habitat for threatened and endangered fish, wildlife and plants.
View ArticleThere’s still time to help endangered wildlife with your tax return
The Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds taxpayers there is an easy way to contribute to recovery of rare, threatened and endangered species. Donations may be made to the Rare and Endangered...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition...
Media Contacts: John Donnelly, WCB Executive Director, (916) 445-0137 Dana Michaels, CDFW Communications, (916) 322-2420 At its June 4 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved...
View ArticleCDFW Invites Public Comment on White Shark CESA Candidacy
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is accepting comments on whether the Northeastern Pacific population of white shark should be listed as a threatened or endangered species pursuant...
View ArticlePaiute cutthroat trout restoration begins this summer
Media Contacts: Christie Kalkowski, U.S. Forest Service, (775) 355-5311 Dana Michaels, CDFW Communications, (916) 322-2420 Jeanne Stafford, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (775) 861-6336 A project to...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed for Bighorn Sheep Survey
Three agencies working to survey bighorn sheep in the San Gabriel Mountains are seeking volunteers to assist in the annual sheep count. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the U.S....
View ArticleThere’s Still Time to Help Endangered Species on Your Tax Return!
Media Contacts: Laird Henkel, Sea Otter Program, (831) 469-1726 Esther Burkett, Nongame Wildlife Program, (916) 531-1594 Dana Michaels, CDFW Communications, (916) 322-2420 A popular 1970s bumper...
View ArticleConservation Lecture Series Available to the Public
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering a Conservation Lecture Series to the general public via the department’s website, starting Thursday, April 17. This lecture series introduces...
View ArticleEndangered Species Day, a Time to Reflect
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) notes Endangered Species Day with both optimism and concern. This is the ninth year this special day has been recognized around the world with...
View ArticleRecognizing California’s Heroes in a Half-Shell: Our Resident Turtles and...
Today is World Turtle Day, created to celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) takes this...
View ArticleCalifornia Fish and Game Commission Votes to Add Gray Wolf to State...
Media Contacts: Andrew Hughan, CDFW Communications, (916) 201-2958 The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to move forward with listing the gray wolf as an endangered species under California...
View ArticleCDFW to Hold Public Meetings on Proposed Low-Flow Closure of the Russian River
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold two public meetings to discuss the proposed low-flow closure changes to the Russian River and North Central Coast streams. The first...
View ArticleJoint Release of Federal Recovery Plan for Salmon and Steelhead and...
SACRAMENO, Calif. – NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today jointly released two plans to restore populations of salmon and steelhead in California’s Central...
View ArticleScientists work to save endangered desert mammal
Amargosa voles, small rodents that inhabit rare marshes of the Mojave Desert, have faced dire circumstances in recent years. Loss of habitat, extreme drought and climate change brought this subspecies...
View ArticleCDFW to Hold Public Meetings on Draft Regulations Changes for Scientific...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold three public meetings about proposed regulation changes relative to Scientific Collecting Permits. At these meetings, CDFW staff will...
View ArticleHelp Endangered Species With Your Tax Return
Would you like to help protect California’s rare, threatened and endangered species? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites you to do that by making a voluntary contribution to...
View ArticleYou Can Help Something Wild When You File!
There’s still time to help endangered species on your California income tax return, if you haven’t yet filed it. Near the end of Form 540 there is a section called Voluntary Contributions where you can...
View ArticleFish and Game Commission Approves Emergency Fishing Closure on Part of Upper...
Recommendations by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to provide dual areas of protection to Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon were approved by the state Fish and Game...
View ArticleMay 15 is the 10th National Endangered Species Day
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recognizes the 10th National Endangered Species Day with a focused environmental concern. The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to conserve...
View ArticleCDFW Seeks Information Related to Flat-tailed Horned Lizard
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to a proposal to list the flat-tailed horned lizard as an endangered species. The flat-tailed horned lizard...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition...
At its Sept. 3 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $31 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of...
View ArticleRemember Endangered Species at Tax Time
Saving endangered species from extinction takes a lot of work, but you don’t have to do much to help. Simply making a voluntary contribution on your state income tax return helps the California...
View ArticleThe Future of Wildlife Is In Our Hands
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recognizes World Wildlife Day, declared by the United Nations (UN). On March 3, 2013 the UN General Assembly signed the Convention on International...
View ArticleThere’s a Place for Wildlife on Your Tax Return
The deadline to file income tax returns is approaching. If you’re still working on yours, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds you that you can help save endangered plants and...
View ArticleSea Otter Shootings in Santa Cruz County
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Officials Seek Information to Aid in Investigation The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition...
At its Aug. 30 quarterly meet ing, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $15 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some...
View ArticleSea Otter Survey Encouraging, but Comes Up Short of the “Perfect Story”
The southern sea otter, Enhydra lutris nereis, continues its climb toward recovery, according to the annual count released by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners today. For the first time, southern...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition...
At its Nov. 16 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $28 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California,...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Streamflow Enhancement Projects
At its March 9 Streamflow Enhancement meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $20 million of Proposition 1 Funds in grants through the Streamflow Enhancement Program. The...
View ArticleEarth Day Reminder: Everything We Do Affects Wildlife
Saturday, April 22 is Earth Day, a good time to remember what John Muir said so eloquently: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” That...
View ArticleCDFW Seeks Information Related to Coast Yellow Leptosiphon
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to a proposal to list coast yellow leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus)—an annual wildflower—as an endangered species....
View ArticleWatch Out for Wildlife Week Reminds Motorists to Slow Down & Be Alert
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.
View ArticleCDFW Seeks Information Related to Cascades Frog
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to a proposal to list the Cascades Frog as an endangered or threatened species. The Cascades Frog (Rana cascadae)...
View ArticleEndangered Foxes Poisoned By Rodenticides
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is investigating the poisoning of two San Joaquin kit foxes found dead in Bakersfield last month. Although the foxes were found ten miles apart,...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement and Acquisition...
At its Nov. 30 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $2.6 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some...
View ArticleWildlife Conservation Board Funds Stream Flow Enhancement Projects
At a March 22 meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $33.1 million in grants for 22 projects to enhance stream flows to benefit fish and wildlife habitat throughout...
View ArticleCalifornians Help Endangered Species on State Tax Returns
Income tax returns are due April 16, so there’s still time to make a Voluntary Tax Contribution or two that benefit wildlife on your California Form 540. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife...
View ArticleTax Time is the Right Time to Help California’s Endangered Wildlife
As you gather your W-2 and other income tax paperwork, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hopes you will consider helping our state’s endangered plants, animals and fish when you...
View ArticleCDFW Approves Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has approved the Yolo Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP). CDFW’s NCCP program takes a broad-based...
View ArticleCalifornia Fish and Game Commission Meets in Redding
At its June 2019 meeting in Redding, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) took action on a number of issues affecting California’s natural resources. Commission President Eric Sklar and...
View ArticleCDFW Seeks Information Related to Listing of Bumble Bees
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to a proposal to list the Crotch bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Western bumble bee and Suckley cuckoo bumble...
View ArticleCDFW Completes Conservation Strategy for Threatened Mohave Ground Squirrel
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its Conservation Strategy for the Mohave Ground Squirrel, a species listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act....
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California Fish and Game Commission Meets in Sacramento
At its February meeting in Sacramento, the California Fish and Game Commission took action on a number of issues affecting California’s natural resources. The following are just a few items of...
View ArticleHelp Prevent Wildlife Extinction When Filing Your Tax Return
Extinction is forever, but you and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) can join forces to prevent it. Help save California’s native plant and animal species when you file your state...
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