The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under ...

Governor Gavin Newsom last week celebrated a monumental achievement for California as salmon are making a comeback in Northern California. This summer, several juvenile Coho salmon were spotted in the ...

CDFW is also lifting the temporary recreational crab trap restriction beginning Jan. 2, 2026, at 8:01 a.m., between the California/Oregon border and Cape Mendocino (40°10’ N. latitude) and between the ...

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab, usually a centerpiece of Christmas dinners in Northern California, will open Jan. 5 in central California waters, the state Department of Fish ...

The "non-target bear" was safely released into suitable habitat nearby, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife tells ...

Chuck Bonham has helped California confront such environmental challenges as the collapse of salmon and the return of wolves.

Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said eight people were arrested and more than 20,000 cannabis plants were eradicated in raids targeting illegal growing operations ...

California wildlife officials are now allowing mountain lions to be killed to protect endangered bighorn sheep, changing a nearly decade-long practice of just moving them.

California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps ...

Many in the Eastern Sierra are concerned about a decline in mule deer and eager to see a wildlife crossing rise in a roadkill ...

The yearling bear cub was severely burned in the Carr Fire in California. A black bear cub that was severely burned when a wildfire roared through her habitat in Northern California is receiving a ...

A group of roughly 45 people fishing for crab in San Francisco was interrupted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers late last month, the CDFW said Thursday. The department received a ...