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 2022-2023 News Releases Health Evaluation Underway for Mountain Lion P-22 December 12, 2022 CDFW and the National Park Service have successfully tranquilized the mountain lion known as P-22 and transported him to a wild animal care facility for a full health evaluation. Continue reading... Categories: Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: P-22P22mountain lionpuma California Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Park Service Team Up to Evaluate P-22 December 8, 2022 CDFW and National Park Service (NPS) announced plans today to capture the world-famous mountain lion P-22 and bring him in for a health evaluation. Continue reading... Categories: General, Species, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: mountain lionpumaP-22P22National Park Service Lake Tahoe Bears Seeking Food for Winter November 1, 2022 Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when bears enter hyperphagia, a phase they go through when they seek massive amounts of calories before entering their winter dens. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsCoexistFallHyperphagia Avian Influenza Guidance for Waterfowl Hunters September 30, 2022 Waterfowl hunting season is set to open in some parts of the state on Saturday, October 1. Continue reading... Categories: Waterfowl, Wildlife Health Tagged: Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery Offering Voluntary CWD Sampling, Tag Validations on Opening Weekend of General Deer Season, Sept. 17-18 September 16, 2022 CDFW will staff a voluntary, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) check station at its Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery on the opening weekend of the general, north state deer season Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, Wildlife Health Tagged: California Deer SeasonCWD TestingMount Shasta Fish HatcheryTag Validations Prev1234567Next