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Two pronghorn antelope photographed on the northeastern corner of California.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Modoc County District Attorney’s Office have announced the settlement of a pronghorn antelope poaching investigation and prosecution resulting in the loss of hunting privileges, the forfeiture of the game, a $3,000 restitution payment and other penalties.

Categories:   Big Game, Wildlife
Staff with CDFW and partner agencies use electrofishers to stun Southern California steelhead trout in Topanga Creek and then collect the fish for transport to the Fillmore Hatchery. CDFW photo by Krysten Kellum

As part of statewide efforts to help Californians and wildlife recover from the Southern California fires, on Jan. 23 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and its partners rescued 271 endangered Southern California steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Topanga Creek, the last known population of this species in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Categories:   Environment, Fire, Fisheries, Hatcheries, Rare Species, Species, Trout, Wildfire, Wildlife
A buck deer watches as a hillside burns from a wildfire.

CDFW has issued guidance on how best to help wildlife during major fire events such as those taking place currently in Los Angeles County.

Categories:   Bears, Big Game, Deer, Environment, Human Wildlife Conflict, Public Safety, Wildfire, Wildlife, Wildlife Health
Snow geese at rest at the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area.

Avian Influenza H5N1 is again circulating in susceptible wild birds in California during fall migration. California sits at the epicenter of the Pacific Flyway, one of North America’s major migratory routes that brings millions of visiting birds through the state each fall and winter.

Categories:   Hunting, Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife
A hunter takes aim at a rooster pheasant in flight.

California’s wild ring-necked pheasant season opens Saturday, Nov. 9, and for the second consecutive year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will collect genetic tissue – a tongue clip – from hunter-harvested wild birds at select state-operated wildlife areas and federal refuges.

Categories:   Environment, Hunting, Klamath Basin, Scientific Study, Upland Game, Wildlife, Wildlife Health

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