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    • March 15, 2023
    picture of wildlife on report cover

    CDFW has released an updated report identifying the most important areas to advance wildlife connectivity projects.

    Categories: Wildlife, Wildlife Health
    • January 24, 2023
    Sierra Nevada red fox at night near a camera station

    The Sierra Nevada red fox (SNRF) which historically inhabited the upper elevations of the Sierra Nevada and Cascades in California and Oregon, has been detected near Taboose Pass, on the eastern boundary of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park – a first for that region since the 1930s.

    Categories: Wildlife
    • December 28, 2022
    One of final two chimps moved from Wildlife Waystation

    With the relocation of two chimps in early December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has moved all the animals that had been living at the now-closed Wildlife Waystation in Los Angeles County.

    Categories: Wildlife
    • December 22, 2022
    Map showing California fishing zones

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022.

    Categories: Fisheries, Marine
    • December 8, 2022
    Map showing California fishing zones

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is continuing the temporary recreational crab trap restriction in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 due to presence of humpback whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear.

    Categories: Fisheries, Marine