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 Bringing the Paiute Cutthroat Trout Home December 6, 2017 in General The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have returned a rare trout species to its home water after a 71-year absence. Tagged With: cutthroat trout, fish and wildlife, Alpine County, California, Carson Iceberg Wilderness, CDFW, endangered species, Ewing, fish relocation, FWS, Inyo National Forest, Llewellyn Falls, Mellison, mule team, North Fork Cottonwood Creek, Paiute, PCT, salmonid, Silver King Creek, Somer, Toiyabe National Forest, transport, USFS, Weaver, White Mountain Wire Cages and Hard Work Help Prevent Extinction of a Rare Native Plant November 1, 2017 in General Biologists from three government natural resource agencies banded together this summer in an unusual effort to help preserve a species under threat of extinction. They lugged materials to build wire cages into the rough terrain of the remote Lassics mountains near the border of Humboldt and Trinity counties in an effort to protect their target. However, these cages were not built to trap animals; they were constructed to keep animals out. Tagged With: cages, California, California Endangered Species Act, CDFW, CESA, conservation, endangered, Fish and Game Commission, Fish and Wildlife, habitat, HCPB, Humboldt, Jeb Bjerke, Lassics lupine, listed, Lupinus constancei, Mount Lassic, Native Plant Program, plant, rare, rodents, science, Six Rivers National Forest, Trinity County, USFS, USFWS
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