Recent News Releases New California Grunion Season and Limit Regulations May 16, 2022 Earlier this year, the California Fish and Game Commission adopted regulatory changes to increase the length of the seasonal closure and create a bag and possession limit for grunion, an iconic species found in California and Baja California. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Fisheries, Marine Tagged: grunionmarinefisheryregulations 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’s In-person Hunter Education Instruction Returns; Online Courses Remain a Permanent Option April 15, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is bringing back in-person instruction as an option for prospective hunters to take the required hunter education course. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Hunting, Licensing Tagged: hunter educationadvanced hunter educationyouthhunting license California Fish Hatcheries Reopen to Public Visitors April 6, 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce that 21 of its 22 state fish hatcheries will reopen to the public on Thursday, April 7. The facilities have been closed to visitors for nearly two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, although hatchery operations and stocking efforts continued without significant interruption. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Fisheries, Hatcheries Tagged: hatcheriesfisherieseducation 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 CDFW Offers Vamos A Pescar™ Grants to Promote Equitable Access to Fishing November 12, 2021 CDFW is now accepting grant applications for fishing programs, classes and activities that educate and engage diverse, metrocentric communities. This grant program is part of CDFW’s ongoing angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) effort to increase fishing participation and conservation awareness statewide. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Fishing, Grants, R3 Tagged: Vamos a PescarFishingGrant Program CDFW Announces California’s Top Nature Families July 29, 2021 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the winners of Nature Bowl 2021: Family Challenge Edition. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Lands, Scientific Study, Wildlife Tagged: Nature BowlFamily Challenge EditionDiscover NatureFamily Fun CDFW Recognizes California Invasive Species Action Week June 4, 2021 CDFW is inviting all Californians to learn about – and join the fight against – harmful non-native plants and animals that threaten our state’s natural resources. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Invasive Species Tagged: Action Week Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! April 29, 2021 The snow is melting in the Lake Tahoe region and a mild winter has given way to a bustling early spring for wildlife in the area. Bears have emerged from their dens and are on the move and hungry. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged: bears Youth Art Contest Seeks Invasive Species Detectives March 15, 2021 CDFW is pleased to announce the eighth annual California Invasive Species Youth Art Contest. This year’s theme is “Be An Invasive Species Detective". Continue reading... Categories: Education, Invasive Species Tagged: art contestyouth 12Next
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