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Recent News Releases

  • An example of diphacinone bait dyed blue. CDFW photo
    Poison Detection in Wild Pigs Brings Attention to Pesticide Exposure in Hunter-Harvested Wildlife
    July 30, 2025
    Wild pigs in the Monterey County area were exposed to pesticide bait containing the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, according to findings by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Wildlife Health Lab.
  • Waterfowl swim at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. CDFW photo
    Hunters Invited to Share Input on Yolo Bypass, Grizzly Island Hunting Programs
    July 30, 2025
    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold an online outreach meeting to take comments and recommendations from licensed hunters regarding hunting programs on the Yolo Bypass and Grizzly Island wildlife areas.
  • A drake mallard swims in wetland habitat.
    CDFW Completes 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey
    July 25, 2025
    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its 2025 waterfowl breeding population survey. The results of the survey show both mallard and total duck species have increased this year.
  • Buck in grassland. CDFW photo
    Los Banos, North Grasslands Wildlife Areas to Offer Deer Hunting Opportunities
    July 11, 2025
    ​​​​​​​The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for a limited number of deer hunting access permits at the Los Banos and North Grasslands wildlife areas for the last week of the A Zone deer season, Sept. 16-21.
  • First-place winner of the 2025 Duck Stamp Art Contest: Cinnamon teal painting
    Florida Artist Wins 2025 California Duck Stamp Art Contest
    July 10, 2025
    A painting by John N. Harris of Groveland, Fla. has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. The painting, which depicts a cinnamon teal, will be the official design for the 2025-2026 stamp.
  • White sturgeon during CDFW population monitoring surveys. Photo by Robert Karam/CDFW
    Scientific Surveys Show Continued Decline in White Sturgeon Population
    July 9, 2025
    Recent results from white sturgeon monitoring surveys by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) suggest the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) population has continued to decline. CDFW fisheries biologists now estimate there are approximately 6,500 white sturgeon between 40-60 inches long in California – down sharply from the previous estimate of approximately 30,000 fish in that size range, based on the 2016-2021 survey average.
  • Gray wolf in the wild.
    Decade of Wolf Management: CDFW Report Details Wolf Research, Conservation Efforts
    July 2, 2025
    “Ten Years of Gray Wolf Conservation and Management in California: 2015-2024” details CDFW’s wolf conservation and management efforts, including wolf monitoring techniques, wolf-livestock depredation investigations, wolf captures and population data for the state’s wolf packs known through 2024, including the minimum number of individuals, breeding pairs and litters produced.
  • Butterfly on pink flower
    July 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
    June 30, 2025
    The CDFW July Calendar of events is now available.
  • Man fishing at California river. CDFW photo
    Line Up Some Summer Fun on Free Fishing Days
    June 30, 2025
    This year you can catch an opportunity to fish throughout California without a fishing license on two Free Fishing Days — Saturday, July 5, and Saturday, Aug. 30.
  • Man holding large salmon.
    Ocean Salmon Fishery Achieves Summer Catch Limit; Will Reopen in September
    June 23, 2025
    California’s June 7-8 Ocean salmon season offered some of the best fishing many longtime anglers can remember. Fast action, quick limits and bustling harbors characterized the weekend along much of the coast with a hot salmon bite reported as far south as San Luis Obispo County. Excellent ocean conditions from Crescent City all the way down to Avila Beach allowed anglers to get out both days and try to catch the iconic sport fish in ocean waters for the first time since 2022.

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