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Recent results from white sturgeon monitoring surveys by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) suggest the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) population has continued to decline. CDFW fisheries biologists now estimate there are approximately 6,500 white sturgeon between 40-60 inches long in California – down sharply from the previous estimate of approximately 30,000 fish in that size range, based on the 2016-2021 survey average.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Species, Sturgeon, Wildlife

Last week the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) continued its decision on the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan to its August meeting to allow more time for public and stakeholder review of recent revisions to the draft plan. The June 11-12 meeting of the Commission also brought Butte County Deputy District Attorney Michael Tufaro to Sacramento to be recognized as 2024 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year.

Categories:   FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, General, Law Enforcement, Plants, Rare Species, Wildlife
Morro manzanita shrub at Montana de Oro

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list Morro manzanita under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

Categories:   Plants, Rare Species, Species
A dark-colored gray wolf rests in an open field.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today the release of a brand-new mapping tool designed to provide regular location information on GPS-collared gray wolves in California to help prevent wolf-livestock conflict.

Categories:   Human Wildlife Conflict, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Wildlife, Wildlife Health, Wolves
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Last week, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) increased the northern pintail bag limit to three for the first time in almost 30 years. While population estimates are sufficient to support more pintail hunting opportunities, depleted population estimates for the recreational barred sand bass fishery called for the Commission to reduce a five-fish bag limit to four. The Commission took these and other actions affecting California’s natural resources at its April 16-17 meeting in Sacramento.

Categories:   Big Game, Deer, FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, General, Hunting, Invasive Species, Marine, Plants, Rare Species, Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife

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