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2022-2024 News Releases

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  • July 25, 2024
Different species of wild ducks rest at the Yolo Basin Wildlife Area.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its 2024 waterfowl breeding population survey. The resulting data indicate the overall number of breeding ducks has decreased by 25 percent, while mallards decreased 12 percent, the most abundant duck in the survey.

Categories: Waterfowl, Wildlife
  • July 17, 2024
sand dune on California coast

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW‐OSPR) is accepting grant applications to fund projects that enhance, restore or acquire habitat for wildlife, with available funding totaling $5 million.

Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Plants, Wildlife
  • July 9, 2024
deer with antlers in the wild

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for a limited number of deer hunting access permits at the Los Banos and North Grasslands wildlife areas for the last week of the A Zone deer season, Sept. 16 through Sept. 22.

Categories: Big Game, Deer, Hunting, Lands, R3, Wildlife
  • June 21, 2024
Tule Rive Tribe member and CDFW staff carry crate with beaver inside to be released into Tule River watershed

After years of work by the Tule River Tribe, a family of seven beavers has been released into the South Fork Tule River watershed on the Tule River Indian Reservation as part of a multi-year beaver reintroduction effort done in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

Categories: Drought, Environment, Habitat Restoration, Wildlife
  • June 11, 2024
Color logo of the Tahoe Interagency Bear Team

As temperatures rise, bear cubs and yearling bears are emerging from winter dens. Some remain with their mothers, others are independent, and a few may show signs of illness. The Tahoe Interagency Bear Team urges the public to follow the guidelines below when encountering bear cubs this spring.

Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife, Wildlife Health

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