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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
A commercial fishing boat works the ocean waters.

State health agencies determined that Pacific sardine sampled off Southern California contained elevated levels of domoic acid and recommended a fishery restriction for Southern California for the commercial and recreational take of sardine for human consumption in the area.

Categories:   Fishing, Marine, Public Safety
CDFW hatchery workers release juvenile salmon into the Sacramento River from the back of a tanker truck.

In a significant shift of California’s salmon strategy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has begun releasing juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon from CDFW-operated hatcheries into the main stem of the Sacramento River for the first time.

Categories:   Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon
Images/OCEO/News/CDFW_BighornSheepHelicopterSurvey.jpg

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to present The Conservation and Management Plan for Bighorn Sheep in California.

Categories:   Big Game, Hunting, Wildlife Health
Boats tethered to the shore at Lake Sabrina, Inyo National Forest, prior to the statewide trout season opener.

Be it Burney, Bridgeport or Bishop, anglers headed to one of California’s famed trout fishing destinations for the traditional season opener Saturday, April 26 will encounter near-optimal conditions with many popular lakes, streams and creeks accessible and stocked with trout.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing

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