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2022-2024 News Releases

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  • September 7, 2023
A close-up view of a Sacramento Perch being held out of the water before release into Bridgeport Reservoir, Mono County.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in partnership with the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation has introduced Sacramento perch to Lindo Lake in Lakeside in an effort to establish the first population of Sacramento perch in Southern California and create a unique urban fishing opportunity in the future.

Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Species
  • August 11, 2023
a lone wolf through the trees

California has a new gray wolf pack in Tulare County. This is the Golden State’s southernmost pack and it is at least 200 air miles from the nearest known pack in northeastern California.

Categories: Species, Wildlife, Wolves
  • June 16, 2023
Image of Fish and Game Commission logo

At its June meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources. The following are just a few items of interest from this month’s meeting held in Sacramento with an option for the public to join via Zoom.

Categories: Law Enforcement, Scientific Study, Species, Upland Game
  • June 14, 2023
image of both CDFW and National Park Service logos

CDFW and National Park Service (NPS) reviewed the final postmortem examination and lab tests from P-22, the beloved mountain lion from Griffith Park.

Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Species, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Health
  • June 6, 2023
beaver sitting in water with sun reflecting on water

CDFW has implemented a new policy recognizing the ecological benefits of beavers while mitigating conflict over damage to land and property

Categories: Habitat Restoration, Outreach, Species, Wildlife

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