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    • May 31, 2023
    A Lassen Pack pup roams Siskiyou County.

    CDFW is pleased to announce the expansion of its Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program.

    Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Wolves
    • May 17, 2023
    A herd of Roosevelt elk grazing along a North Coast. field

    CDFW will hold two public, in-person meetings on May 22 and 23, 2023, in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, respectively, to provide information and receive input regarding elk management within the North Coast Roosevelt Elk Management Unit.

    Categories: Big Game, Human Wildlife Conflict, Hunting, Wildlife
    • March 29, 2023
    A black bear with an ear tag  climbs a tree in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

    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!

    Categories: Bears, Human Wildlife Conflict
    • March 25, 2023
    A gray wolf wearing a satellite collar moves through the timber in Siskiyou County.

    CDFW and the Siskiyou County Department of Agriculture will host two technical assistance workshops in Yreka on March 30 to help livestock producers impacted by wolf presence to navigate the application process required for CDFW’s Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grants Pilot Program.

    Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Wolves
    • March 24, 2023
    A yearling male wolf is released back to the wild in Siskiyou County after being captured and collared.

    CDFW has announced the safe and successful capture and collar of two gray wolves in Siskiyou County. The two wolves were captured March 17, fitted with satellite collars, measured and sampled for DNA and disease surveillance, and safely released back to the wild.

    Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Wolves