Three straight years of wet winters appear to be benefitting water bird species in California with some species showing a ...

August 2, 2025 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires or storm damage.

California couple exposes smuggled turtle skull, more crimes to wildlife officials SACRAMENTO — A California couple pleaded guilty after exposing a series of wildlife crimes, including illegally ...

A Century-Long Absence and a Slow Return California's last native gray wolf was killed in 1924. Only in 2011 did a wild wolf, OR-7, cross from Oregon into California, ending 87 years of absence.

Save a swamp, sauté a nutria SACRAMENTO – It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the US Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to know that nutria can be delicious. The large, semi ...

The value of rice In addition to providing habitat for wildlife, rice production creates about $1 billion of added economic value and up to 7,500 jobs for California’s Sacramento Valley.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced the presence of three new wolf packs in the state, bringing California's total number of packs up to 10.