They are the only bear species in the state, and, despite the name, their fur ranges in color from blond to black. It’s been ...

California's fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating a wildlife sanctuary in Butte County over alleged animal ...

3 — Release of Draft State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) 2025, for tribal, external partner, and public review and comment. The ...

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

Inside of the couple's residence in Chico, wildlife officers found mountain lion claws, a ringtail cat, a barn owl mount, an ...

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

California hunters pleaded guilty after admitting a series of wildlife crimes to state Fish and Wildlife officials on a flight in 2023.

The juvenile fish recently hatched from eggs that scientists deposited in the gravelly riverbed of the North Yuba River last ...

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Winner of the 2024-25 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest ...

Chinook salmon populations in California are still declining, despite salmon fishing being banned for two years.

A casual conversation on a 2023 flight exposed several wildlife crimes committed by three Northern California residents, state officials said.