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2022-2024 News Releases

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CDFW Fish and Wildlife Technician Taylor Mcilrath holds up a pair of brook trout before their release into Kirman Lake.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has stocked 3,500 large brook trout into Kirman Lake in Mono County as part of an ongoing commitment to restore one of the West’s best trophy brook trout fisheries.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries
A Lahontan cutthroat trout is held just prior to release into Lake Tahoe.

Tahoe’s native fish are making a return this summer.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Trout
Two boys planting whistletop at the Elkhorn Slough estuary

The ninth annual California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) runs from Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 12, 2022. Sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), this week provides an opportunity for Californians to learn about the hundreds of harmful non-native plants and animals that threaten our state’s natural resources, ecology and economy.

Categories:   Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Lands, Species
two riparian brush rabbits in San Joaquin Valley

On May 20, 2022, veterinary staff at California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) were notified that an endangered riparian brush rabbit found deceased on the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, tested positive for rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2), a highly transmissible and frequently fatal disease of rabbits.

Categories:   General, Species, Wildlife
Black bird standing on mussel-covered rock in ocean.

June 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar

Categories:   Calendar

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