VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KTLA) — Six people are in custody and a seventh is being sought by authorities after California Fish and Wildlife game wardens busted an alleged poaching ring that spanned ...

It’s easy to feel entertained when you chat with author and retired game warden Steve Callan, as if you’ve been conversing with someone who knows important things – essential things that might make ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Charlton “Chuck” Bonham is leaving his role as longtime director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has denied a petition to increase the number of bears a hunter can shoot in one season. The decision, made during a meeting attended by both animal and hunting ...

Officials are weighing whether or not to allow hunters in California to kill two bears per hunting season, as opposed to one. The California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) is set to vote on the matter ...

California Endangered Species Status Sought for Declining Desert Thrashers SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today to protect ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to declare the Pacific pocket mouse a candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act, granting ...

(FOX40.COM) — It will soon be legal to hunt and kill mute swans anywhere in California, after Governor Gavin Newsom signed state legislation into law earlier this month. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations ...