California lawmakers are pondering whether to re-introduce the grizzly bear after the massive bear species has been extinct ...

February 28, 2026 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires, flooding or ...

Mountain lions from the Bay Area to the Mexico border were granted new protections.

Wildlife managers are now tracking five more gray wolves in Northern California with satellite tracking collars. The operation to fit the animals with the collars happened in mid-January, according to ...

Cesar Gustavo Diaz, 25, of Watts pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty Feb. 19. He was also ordered to ...

The population of the Sierra Nevada red fox is uncertain, but there are believed to be fewer than 50 in the wild. The ...

Charlton “Chuck” Bonham will be stepping down as director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month, after contending with a slew of contentious issues during his long ...

February 22, 2026 - The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) at its Feb. 11-12 meeting voted to list mountain lion populations in parts of southern California and the central coast as a ...

The incident unfolded after an officer observed the woman and another individual handling seas through a spotting scope California Department of Fish and Wildlife/Facebook California wildlife officers ...

The following is a news release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. A man has been sentenced in Los Angeles ...