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 Klamath River Chinook Salmon Reoccupying Historic Habitat, Spawning Above Former Dam Locations October 18, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce that adult fall-run Chinook salmon have begun occupying and spawning in newly accessible habitat behind the former dam locations on the Klamath River. These are the first observations of anadromous fish returning to California tributaries upstream of the former Iron Gate Dam since 1961. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Klamath RiverChinook SalmonDam Removal 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 October 2024 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar October 1, 2024 CDFW October Calendar of Events Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: Calendarevents Prev1234567...8788Next