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gravel beach berm site at Eden Landing property in Alameda County

The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved 14 habitat protection and restoration projects spanning 14 counties across more than 4,700 acres at its Feb. 26 quarterly meeting.

Categories:   Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Lands, Waterfowl, WCB, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Board

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the settlement of an investigation involving the unlawful possession of a sea turtle skull, several mountain lions, a wolverine, a ringtail cat, owl parts and illegally harvested deer.

Categories:   Law Enforcement, Wildlife
Two doves sitting on cactus with pink flowers

The painting of white-winged doves will be featured on the 2024-25 California Upland Game Bird Stamp.

Categories:   Upland Game Bird Stamp

Salmon are swimming again in the North Yuba River for the first time in close to a century. The fish are part of an innovative pilot project to study the feasibility of returning spring-run Chinook salmon to their historical spawning and rearing habitat in the mountains of Sierra County.

Categories:   Environment, Fisheries, Rare Species, Salmon, Scientific Study
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The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) adopted emergency regulations for the commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery and approved an experimental fishing permit (EFP) to test longlining gear in the Dungeness fishery, among other action affecting California’s natural resources at its Feb. 12-13 meeting in Sacramento.

Categories:   Dungeness Crab, FGC, Fisheries, Marine, Sturgeon, Wildlife

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