CDFW to conduct helicopter wildlife research in Northern California, collaring deer, elk, and wolves for ecological studies.

California's wilderness is full of fascinating creatures — but some are best admired from afar. Here's how to protect ...

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Charlton "Chuck" Bonham is leaving the top post at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month to ...

The unceremonious end of Robert Everett’s decades-long career as a pioneering wildlife rehabilitator came without warning recently as state investigators appeared suddenly at his San Dimas home. After ...

From coyotes swimming to the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay to hitchhiking seagulls, 2025 proved that the ...

Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Famous for traveling across two freeways and making ...

In addition to adding $1 billion of economic value and up to 7,500 jobs for California’s Sacramento Valley, the state's rice fields act as surrogate wetlands for many birds and other wildlife. (Gary ...

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing north of Los Angeles Is the first bridge in the California Highway System designed and built specifically for wildlife connectivity. August 19, 2025 The world’s ...

The yearling bear cub was severely burned in the Carr Fire in California. A black bear cub that was severely burned when a wildfire roared through her habitat in Northern California is receiving a ...

January 1, 2026 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires, flooding or storm ...

A bear is seen on a trail camera sitting in a bathtub at Hopland Research and Extension Center in Hopland, California. (Courtesy Brashares Lab, UC Berkeley) As climate change increases the frequency ...