Officials Are Urging Californians to Eat This Rodent Species That 'Tastes Like Rabbit'
Nutria, an invasive species, has caused erosion and loss of habitat in California and approximately 19 other states.
New Fish and Wildlife campaign urges Californians to "Save a swamp, Sauté a Nutria"
It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the US Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to know that nutria can be ...
Bear hit by car lying in parking lot with cub stirs emotions
An online video shows the cub attempting to stir the momma bear in a heart-wrenching scene. But it has a happy ending.
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March 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
3 — Release of Draft State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) 2025, for tribal, external partner, and public review and comment. The ...
Man accused of dumping 280 gallons of waste oil into Stockton canal
A man accused of dumping about 280 gallons of waste oil into a Stockton canal last year has been arrested, wildfire officials ...
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Chinook Salmon Are Swimming in This California River for the First Time in More Than 80 Years
Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept ...
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Announces Pilot Project Returns Spring-Run Chinook Salmon to North Yuba River
In late October 2024, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the Yuba Water ...
Could putting swamp rat on your dinner plate help save California marshland?
The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U ...
A casual in-flight chat exposed a Calif. 'trophy room' of illegal wildlife
An in-flight chat with a California couple led plainclothes officers to uncover illegal wildlife, including a sea turtle ...
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Chico couple, family member in Napa County reach settlement with California Department of Fish and Wildlife for numerous wildlife crimes
Inside of the couple's residence in Chico, wildlife officers found mountain lion claws, a ringtail cat, a barn owl mount, an ...
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New program aims to boost salmon in Northern California river
For the first time in more 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an ...