Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases California Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Park Service Team Up to Evaluate P-22 December 8, 2022 CDFW and National Park Service (NPS) announced plans today to capture the world-famous mountain lion P-22 and bring him in for a health evaluation. Continue reading... Categories: General, Species, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: mountain lionpumaP-22P22National Park Service Lake Tahoe Bears Seeking Food for Winter November 1, 2022 Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when bears enter hyperphagia, a phase they go through when they seek massive amounts of calories before entering their winter dens. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsCoexistFallHyperphagia Don’t Let Fall Upland Seasons Fly By! October 26, 2022 Wild pheasant, fall turkey and the second dove season will open on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, putting California’s fall hunting season in full strut. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Upland Game, Wildlife Tagged: Upland HuntingCalifornia Upland HuntingCalifornia QuailWild TurkeyWild PheasantChukarSnipe CDFW’s Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County Remains Closed to Waterfowl Hunting, Public Access Through Remainder of 2022 October 20, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) wants to remind waterfowl hunters that its Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County, part of the larger Eel River Wildlife Area, will be closed to all hunting and public access through the end of the year due to heavy construction and habitat work taking place. Continue reading... Categories: Habitat Restoration, Hunting, Lands, Wildlife Tagged: Humboldt CountyDuck HuntingEel River Wildlife AreaDucks Unlimited CDFW Offering Free Swan Tours This Fall and Winter October 7, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering free swan tours in Yuba County near Marysville on select Saturdays, November through early January. Continue reading... Categories: Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife Tagged: Free Swan ToursDistrict 10Tundra SwansMarysville-Yuba CityOutdoor EducationWildlifeWaterfowlRice FarmingBirding Prev12...78910111213...1415Next