The Pacific Fishery Management Council, a multistate, quasi-federal body, is expected to decide in April after a series of meetings whether there will be a limited fishing season or none at all.

Modoc County Sheriff Willaim "Tex" Dowdy sent a letter to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in which he addressed his concerns over the gray

A man accused of dumping about 280 gallons of waste oil into a Stockton canal last year has been arrested, wildfire officials say.

It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the US Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to know that nutria can be delicious.

3 — Release of Draft State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) 2025, for tribal, external partner, and public review and comment. The draft plan and online comment form are available at wildlife.ca.gov/swap until March 31, 2025.

Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept out of the chilly, clear waters by the Englebright Dam. Now, for the first time in more than eight decades,

The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

An in-flight chat with a California couple led plainclothes officers to uncover illegal wildlife, including a sea turtle skull and taxidermic mountain lions.

For the first time in more 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an innovative wildlife program.

Inside of the couple's residence in Chico, wildlife officers found mountain lion claws, a ringtail cat, a barn owl mount, an illegal spike buck, and several unlawfully taken deer with

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported today that the state currently has seven known wolf families amid changing pack dynamics and areas of new wolf activity. The department’s latest map depicts where wolves are ranging within the state.

This is the first time in decades Chinook salmon have been spotted in their native spawning grounds on the North Yuba River.