Recent News Releases CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to Mojave Desert Tortoise May 11, 2022 CDFW is seeking public comment on a proposal to uplist the Mojave Desert Tortoise from threatened to endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Continue reading... Categories: Education, Rare Species, Species Tagged: Mojave Desert TortoiseT&EthreatenedendangeredCESAendangered species act California Fish and Game Commission Holds First Hybrid Meeting April 25, 2022 At its April meeting the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources. The following are just a few items of interest from this week’s meeting held in Monterey and Trinidad, with an option for the public to join via Zoom. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Big Game, FGC, Fisheries, General, Marine, Rare Species, Wildlife Tagged: Fish and Game CommissionFGCpink shrimpclamshydraulic pumpscrabshrimpsteelheadCESAendangered speciesMarine Stewardship Councilbearsbear huntingpetitionsouthern California steelhead Help Save California’s Native Wildlife and Plant Species When Filing Your Taxes March 21, 2022 You can have a positive impact on key issues affecting California’s native species when you donate to CDFW’s tax check-off funds on your California State Income Tax Form 540. Continue reading... Categories: General, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Wildlife Tagged: native wildlifeplantstaxesotterssea otterswildlife rehabilitationtax check-off Pilot Project to Return Salmon to Their Historical Habitat above Shasta Dam Receives Initial Funding February 10, 2022 CDFW today announced that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will receive $1.5 million in funding for the Juvenile Salmonid Collection System Pilot Project in the McCloud Arm of Shasta reservoir. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Chinook SalmonEndangered SpeciesMcCloud RiverShasta ReservoirWinter-Run ChinookSacramento River Bobcat Photo Takes 2021 California Wildlife Photograph of the Year Honors February 4, 2022 Livermore native Sue Crow Griffin’s image of affection displayed by a mother bobcat to her offspring along an Alameda County walking path has earned the 2021 grand prize in the 10th annual California Wildlife Photo of the Year contest. Continue reading... Categories: Education, General, Rare Species, Wildlife Tagged: bobcatphoto of the year Prev1234Next
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