Recent News Releases CDFW Moves Quickly to Close the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide in Response to Humpback Whale Entanglements April 6, 2022 CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced the closure of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 (Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the Oregon state line) effective at noon on April 20, 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: humpback whaleswhale entanglementscommercial dungeness crab CDFW’s SHARE Program Now Offering New Public Fishing Opportunities February 25, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now offering public fishing opportunities through the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Hunting Tagged: SHAREfishinghunting CDFW Awards $9.7 Million for Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program Projects December 22, 2021 CDFW today announced the selection of 15 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitat in California watersheds. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Habitat Restoration Tagged: fisherieshabitat restorationfunding Eight More Former Wildlife Waystation Chimpanzees Moved to New Home December 7, 2021 Eight chimpanzees that were living at the now-closed Wildlife Waystation wild animal sanctuary near Los Angeles have been moved to the Center for Great Apes in Florida. Continue reading... Categories: Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Health Tagged: Wildlife WaystationwildlifeChimps California Drivers Reminded to Watch out for Wildlife September 29, 2021 As the season changes and Californians turn their clocks back an hour, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is urging drivers to be extra alert for wildlife on the state’s roads and highways. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Deer, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Tagged: watch out for wildlifebearsdeerhuman wildlife conflict Prev1234Next
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