Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases Invasive New Zealand Mudsnails Discovered In Lake Tahoe September 21, 2023 CDFW was informed by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) that divers monitoring for aquatic invasive species in Lake Tahoe detected invasive New Zealand mudsnails (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in areas off the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. New Zealand mudsnail samples were subsequently positively identified by experts within CDFW and an outside genetics lab. This is the first time the species has been detected in Lake Tahoe. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Invasive Species, Outreach Tagged: Lake TahoeAquatic Invasive SpeciesNew Zealand Mudsnails Bear Experts Offer Tips, Best Practices for Late-Season Camping Trips to the Tahoe Basin September 1, 2023 Headed to the Tahoe Basin for one last summer camping trip? Black bear biologists who work in the Tahoe Basin every day have some advice and thoughts to share. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: bearsLake Tahoehuman-wildlife conflict Spring Is an Active Time for Tahoe Bear Cubs and Yearlings May 24, 2023 As temperatures start to warm and snow begins to melt, a new crop of bear cubs are emerging from winter dens with their mothers. Continue reading... Categories: Bears Tagged: Lake TahoeBlack BearsCubsYearlings Spring Weather Is Coming, and With It Some Very Hungry Bears March 29, 2023 The snow will be melting soon in the Lake Tahoe region and a heavy winter will give way to a busy spring for wildlife in the area. Bears that have been in winter dens will be emerging soon and they will be hungry! Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Black BearsLake TahoeSpringKeep Tahoe Bears Wild California and Nevada Get BearWise January 31, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) are proud to support BearWise, the innovative North American program that helps people live more responsibly with bears. Continue reading... Categories: Bears, Education, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Tagged: BearWiseLake TahoeBlack Bears 123Next