News Archive Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present CDFW Anticipates Good Conditions for Quail and Chukar Hunting October 18, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is anticipating good hunting for quail and chukar in 2024-25 as the statewide seasons for both open Saturday, Oct. 19 and run concurrently through Jan. 26. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, R3, Upland Game, Wildlife Tagged: Upland HuntingCalifornia Quail HuntingCalifornia Chukar HuntingUpland Game Birds Fish and Game Commission: Western Burrowing Owl Becomes CESA Candidate; Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year Named; Waterfowlers Hall of Fame Inductees Recognized October 15, 2024 The California Fish and Game Commission acted on a variety of issues affecting California’s natural resources at its Oct. 9-10 meeting. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Rare Species, Species, Wildlife Tagged: western burrowing owlWildlife Prosecutor of the YearWaterfowlers Hall of FameBear Lake buckwheatCalifornia Fish and Game CommissionWild Trout WatersFish and Wildlifeexperimental fishinggroundfish Los Angeles City Attorney Mark Soto Named Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year October 10, 2024 Deputy City Attorney Mark Soto with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s (LACA) Office is the 2023 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: Los Angeles City AttorneyMark SotoWildlifeProsecutor of the Year CDFW Awards $41M to Critical Restoration Projects Statewide September 25, 2024 $41 million in grants were awarded for 20 restoration and protection projects throughout the state to benefit wetlands and meadows, Southern California steelhead and watersheds impacted by cannabis cultivation. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Salmon, Wildlife Tagged: nature-based solutionsCalifornia 30x30ConservationSalmonStrategyCaliforniaSalmon CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to White Sturgeon August 23, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has initiated a status review for white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and hereby solicits data and comments on the petitioned action to list this species as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Outreach, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Sturgeon, Wildlife Tagged: White sturgeonstewardshipfishingcatch and releaseCalifornia Delta Prev12...891011121314...2324Next