Regional: Dept. Of Fish And Wildlife To Attach Gps Devices To Elk, Deer, Wolves

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is gearing up to capture various wild animals in Northern California and ...

California's longest-tenured wildlife department chief steps down after 15 years

Charlton "Chuck" Bonham is leaving the top post at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month to ...

Agency to conduct helicopter captures of deer, elk, wolves in northern California

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - This month, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is capturing deer, elk and wolves by ...
Hoodline

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Plans GPS Collaring of Wildlife in Northern California

CDFW to conduct helicopter wildlife research in Northern California, collaring deer, elk, and wolves for ecological studies.

The Trump administration dismisses the endangered species list as ‘Hotel California.’ But there’s far more to the story

The strict regulations of the Endangered Species Act inhibit development and “energy domination,” the Trump administration claims.
Los Angeles Times

House Republicans vote to remove California fish from endangered species list

The House passed a measure Thursday that would take a California fish species, longfin smelt, off the endangered species list. The measure’s sponsor said the aim is to overturn a “misguided decision” ...
Sierra Sun Times

January 2026 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar

January 1, 2026 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires, flooding or storm ...
KEYT

U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposes federal protection of monarch butterflies and their habitats in California

CENTRAL COAST REGION, Calif. – One of the most iconic insects on Earth and annual visitors to the Central Coast region, the Western Monarch Butterfly, may be receiving federal protection to help the ...
Sierra Sun Times

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Reports Naturally Reproduced Coho Salmon Found in Russian River’s Upper Basin for the First Time in Decades

Governor Gavin Newsom last week celebrated a monumental achievement for California as salmon are making a comeback in Northern California. This summer, several juvenile Coho salmon were spotted in the ...
Times-Standard

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service declines Pacific fisher protections

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declined to list the Northern California-Southern Oregon population of the Pacific fisher as an endangered species. Once ubiquitous throughout the western ...

California Homeowner Threatens to Sue State Over 550-Lb. Black Bear Living Underneath His Home

California homeowner Kenneth Johnson threatened to sue the state over the 550-pound black bear living underneath his home.
KESQ News

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Palm Springs faces closure

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency plans to terminate lease contracts and close multiple federal agency offices in California, including the U ...