BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Reports of bear sightings in Bakersfield have made their way to state wildlife officials, who say the reports are uncommon but not unheard of. Officials with the ...

Young Hunter Credit: CDFW All calendar items are subject to change. November 29, 2025 - Wildlife areas, ecological reserves and other properties may be closed due to wildfires or storm damage. Hunters ...

At its October 8, 2025, meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) granted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) a six-month extension to complete its status review ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday it will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border ...

A potential change to recreational fishing regulations for the barred sand bass has drawn the Dana Point City Council’s attention. On Tuesday, council members unanimously authorized City Manager Mike ...

(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, ...

Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said eight people were arrested and more than 20,000 cannabis plants were eradicated in raids targeting illegal growing operations ...

California wildlife officials have officially recognized a new gray wolf pack, the Grizzly Pack, in Plumas County.