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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to present The Conservation and Management Plan for Bighorn Sheep in California.

Categories:   Big Game, Hunting, Wildlife Health
salmon jumping out of water

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today the release of the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future: Progress Report, developed in partnership with the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) with support from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).

Categories:   Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Salmon, Species, Wildlife, Wildlife Health

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the recent capture, collar and release of 12 gray wolves in northern California.

Categories:   Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Health, Wolves
A buck deer watches as a hillside burns from a wildfire.

CDFW has issued guidance on how best to help wildlife during major fire events such as those taking place currently in Los Angeles County.

Categories:   Bears, Big Game, Deer, Environment, Human Wildlife Conflict, Public Safety, Wildfire, Wildlife, Wildlife Health
A hunter takes aim at a rooster pheasant in flight.

California’s wild ring-necked pheasant season opens Saturday, Nov. 9, and for the second consecutive year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will collect genetic tissue – a tongue clip – from hunter-harvested wild birds at select state-operated wildlife areas and federal refuges.

Categories:   Environment, Hunting, Klamath Basin, Scientific Study, Upland Game, Wildlife, Wildlife Health

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