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 Wildlife officials attempt safe capture of unusually aggressive sea otter in Santa Cruz July 14, 2023 USFWS and CDFW are responding to reports of a 5-year-old female southern sea otter exhibiting concerning and unusual behaviors in Santa Cruz, California, including repeatedly approaching surfers and kayakers recreating in the area. Continue reading... Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Marine, Wildlife Health Tagged: When Bears and Vehicles Collide; Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! June 30, 2023 Drivers beware! Throughout the year, the Lake Tahoe Basin experiences fluctuations in the number of visitors and vehicle traffic. The winter ski and summer recreation seasons bring more vehicles to the Basin, which increases the risk of bears being struck by vehicles. Bear-vehicle collisions pose a risk to bears, people and property. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict, Public Safety, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: Final necropsy results released for mountain lion P-22 June 14, 2023 CDFW and National Park Service (NPS) reviewed the final postmortem examination and lab tests from P-22, the beloved mountain lion from Griffith Park. Continue reading... Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Species, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: P-22mountain lionpuma CDFW Expanding Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program to Include Indirect Costs Associated with Wolves May 31, 2023 CDFW is pleased to announce the expansion of its Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program. Continue reading... Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Wolves Tagged: Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot ProgramNorthern CaliforniaGray Wolves CDFW to Host In-Person Public Meetings to Discuss North Coast Elk Management May 17, 2023 CDFW will hold two public, in-person meetings on May 22 and 23, 2023, in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, respectively, to provide information and receive input regarding elk management within the North Coast Roosevelt Elk Management Unit. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Human Wildlife Conflict, Hunting, Wildlife Tagged: Roosevelt ElkNorth CoastElk ManagementHumboldt CountyDel Norte County Prev123456Next