Science Institute News Recent accomplishments of CDFW's scientific community On the Trail of the Mysterious Sierra Nevada Red Fox February 28, 2018 in General The Sierra Nevada red fox has been the subject of intensified study by CDFW over the past decade. As they are notoriously tough to track and even tougher to trap, there are many unanswered questions regarding this elusive animal. Tagged With: Fish and Wildlife, range, biology, California, Cascade, CDFW, DFG, DNA, fox, hair-snaring device, Jennifer Carlson, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Peak, Mount Shasta, red fox, science, Sierra Nevada, track, U.S. Forest Service, USFS, Volcanic National Park CDFW Implants Transponders into Spring-Run Chinook May 24, 2017 in General On Thursday, May 18, fisheries biologists implanted acoustic transponders into 60 endangered adult spring-run Chinook salmon. The transponders will track their movements and help determine spawning success later this season. The salmon will be released to spawn naturally in the San Joaquin River near Friant over the next three months. Tagged With: CDFW, Fish and Wildlife, NOAA, spring-run, Bureau of Reclamation, California, CDWR, Chinook, Friant, hatchery, Merced River, redds, restoration, salmon, San Joaquin River, spawn, spring run, track, transponders, USFWS
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