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2022-2024 News Releases

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  • October 18, 2024
A Chinook salmon swims within a tributary of the Klamath River.

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.

Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon
  • October 18, 2024
A male, California quail forages on the ground.

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.

Categories: Hunting, Lands, R3, Upland Game, Wildlife
  • October 15, 2024
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The California Fish and Game Commission acted on a variety of issues affecting California’s natural resources at its Oct. 9-10 meeting.

Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Rare Species, Species, Wildlife
  • October 10, 2024
Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year

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.

Categories: Fisheries, Law Enforcement, Wildlife
  • October 1, 2024
Antlered buck in brush

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