Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community Going with the Flow: CDFW’s Water Branch Keeps a Careful Eye on California’s Riverine Resources March 23, 2018 in General Taking care of California’s fish and wildlife wouldn’t be possible without managing the resources upon which they depend. To that end, CDFW has an entire branch – and many scientific staff – dedicated to the scientific study, and planning and management of water resources. Tagged With: Chinook, Big Sur River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Water Action Plan, CDFW, cfs, coho, DFG, Fish and Game Code, IFP, Instream Flow, Monterey, Public Resources Code, Robert Holmes, salmon, Siskiyou, South Fork of hte Eel, steelhead, Ventura, Water Branch, watershed Science Spotlight: Studying a “Foundation Species” in the Shadow of Mount Shasta November 8, 2017 in Wildlife Research In this rugged region of the Golden State, mule deer are an iconic species, valued by recreationists and required by wild carnivores who prey upon them for nourishment. Mule deer are considered a “foundation species” because the large landscapes that are necessary for their survival can also be home to a vast array of other wildlife and plant species. Tagged With: collars, mule deer, UC, California, CDFW, deer, fawns, Fish and Wildlife, GPS, Mount Shasta, population dynamics, Santa Cruz, Siskiyou, study, University of California New Heritage Trout Production Program for Inland Fisheries October 5, 2017 in General For more than a century, CDFW’s Trout Hatchery and Stocking Program has been providing recreational fishing opportunities to anglers throughout California. Today, the trout hatchery program is composed of 13 hatcheries, which oversee 20 distinct fish production programs to produce 17 strains, species and subspecies of trout. Tagged With: fins, Fish and Wildlife, aquatic habitat, Beau Jones, Brian Rushton, California, CDFW, conservation, crimson lateral stripe, dorsal spotting, fish, fisheries management, hatchery, heritage, Mark Clifford, McCloud River, Mike Dege, Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei, parr marks, redband, Roger Bloom, Shasta, Siskiyou, trout California Fish and Game Journal, Issue 103-1 August 15, 2017 in California Fish and Game Journal, Wildlife Research The latest issue of California Fish and Game, CDFW’s scientific journal, is now available online. This century-old quarterly journal contains peer-reviewed scientific literature that explores and advances the conservation and understanding of California’s flora and fauna. Tagged With: elk, Fish and Game, Fish and Wildlife, bi-valve, black-tail, Butte Sink, California, CDFW, conservation, deer, habitat, journal, Klamath Mountains, Klamath River, lick sites, mineral, mountain lion, mussels, Oregon, pickleweed, radiotelemetry, research, Roosevelt, Sacramento Valley, salt marsh harvest mouse, scientific, Siskiyou, SMHM, studies, study, Winter Issue 103 Pronghorn Study March 29, 2017 in General Pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) were once one of the most numerous large mammals in California, with populations estimated to have been as high as 500,000 prior to the Gold Rush era. In the mid-1800s, pronghorn were nearly extirpated by market-shooting to feed California’s rapidly expanding human population. Tagged With: pronghorn, antelope, Big Game Management, California, CDFW, doe, fawn, Institute for Wildlife Studies, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, study
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