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2022-2024 News Releases

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  • May 7, 2024
no time to waste - CWD slogan graphic

Chronic wasting disease has been detected for the first time in California’s deer and elk.

Categories: Big Game, Deer, Hunting, Public Safety, Wildlife Health
  • May 2, 2024
Razor clam on the beach.

CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has closed the recreational razor clam fishery in Humboldt County following a recommendation from state health agencies determining that consumption of razor clams in the area poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure.

Categories: Fisheries, Marine, Public Safety
  • April 29, 2024
wildlife officer of the year Laura Maverick

Santa Clara County Wildlife Officer Laura Decker was named 2023 Wildlife Officer of the Year.

Categories: Law Enforcement, Public Safety
  • March 24, 2024
Scientist in white coat testing DNA samples.

CDFW has confirmed that the mountain lion euthanized in a remote area near Georgetown yesterday was the same animal involved in a fatal attack earlier in the day. CDFW’s Wildlife Forensics Laboratory determined today that DNA samples collected from the scene match samples taken from the lion carcass. The male mountain lion weighed approximately 90 pounds and appeared to be in healthy condition.

Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Public Safety, Wildlife
  • August 4, 2023

Wildlife biologists for CDFW this morning safely immobilized a large female conflict bear responsible for at least 21 DNA-confirmed home break-ins and extensive property damage in the South Lake Tahoe area since 2022. Her three cubs were also captured in the effort.

Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict, Public Safety, Urban Wildlife

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