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News
Flock of Critically Endangered Condors ‘Absolutely Trash’ California House
Twitter/@SeanaLyn Following near extinction, different programs have successfully brought critically endangered condors back to California. There are only 160 condors…
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Outdoors
A Wild Life: Stories of Bear and Rattlesnake Encounters in the Wilderness
When you spend enough time in wild places, you’re bound to run into a few of the creatures that call…
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Bay Area
Fifth Dead Whale Washes Ashore in Less than a Month Near San Francisco Bay
Photo: San Francisco Whale Tours Springtime along the Northern California coast is famous for its whale migrations, where gray whales…
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Bay Area
Officials Plan to Drop 2,900 Pounds of Poison on the Farallon Islands. Here’s Why.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife just approved a plan to drop 2,900 pounds of poison-laced bait on the wildlife-rich Farallon…
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Tahoe
WATCH: Drunk Hotel Guest Nearly Bumps Into Bear in South Lake Tahoe
There you have it folks – this is what you get when you mix casinos and 24-hour bars with the…
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Wildlife
You Can Help Name Redding’s Three New Eaglets
It was exciting news when the eagle cam on the Sacramento River in Redding recorded the hatching of three new…
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Tahoe
VIDEO: Bear Falls Through Thin Ice on Frozen Tahoe Pond
The Tahoe region is known for its many bear sightings. From bears breaking into homes, to bears breaking into cars…
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Wildlife
National Park Service Reveals 152 Tule Elk Died in Point Reyes in 2020
Photo by Hari Nandakumar Following the controversial decision to kill Tule Elk in Point Reyes National Seashore in favor of cattle ranchers,…
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Outdoors
Experimental Release of 186,000 Chinook Salmon Performed Downstream from Spawning Grounds on the Sacramento River
Photo: Golden State Salmon Association Officials from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery, in coordination with the Golden State Salmon Association,…
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Wildlife
More Than 500,000 Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Released Into the Feather River
More than a half million spring-run Chinook salmon smolts were released into the Feather River near Yuba City last week.…
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Wildlife
More Bears with Neurological Disorders Turning Up in Northern California
CDFW photo by Kirsten Macintyre The reports out of Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, last month sounded eerily familiar. A…
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Wildlife
How Wildlife Officials Survey Northern California’s Dead Salmon to Help the Living
Curtis Brownfield, fish biologist for the Service, checks the tag number on a salmon carcass pulled up from the depths…
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North Coast
For the First Time in a Century, Condors Will Take Flight in Northern California
For the first time in 100 years, the endangered California condor will return to the Pacific Northwest. Once on the…
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Wildlife
Gray Wolf Continues Historic Trek Further South into California
The wolf that made the astounding trek from Oregon to the Eastern Sierra has continued to travel south. The GPS-collared…
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Wildlife
See the Biggest Steelhead Seen at the Coleman Fish Hatchery This Season
Since steelhead were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1998, Coleman Fish Hatchery has been dedicated to growing…
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Wildlife
Campground in Plumas National Forest Closed for Bald Eagle Protection
A section of the Wyandotte Campground in the Plumas National Forest is temporarily closed to protect a bald eagle nesting…
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Wildlife
Redding’s Famed Eagles Welcome New Hatch to their Turtle Bay Nest
The famed Redding eagles have welcomed a new hatch into their Turtle Bay nest along the Sacramento River. Liberty and…
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North Coast
Abalone Fishing Banned in Northern California Until 2026
While the spring season typically signals the start of the recreational red abalone season, CDFW reminds anglers that the northern…
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News
5 Million Fall Chinook Salmon Released into the Sacramento River
Officials at the Coleman Fish Hatchery made their annual trip to the Sacramento River this week to release approximately 5…
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Wildlife
Shocking Video Shows Mountain Lion Devouring Cat in the Sierra
We all know that the vicious tendencies of nature are all around us. It’s just a little more shocking when…
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Wildlife
Coyote That Attacked Five People Caught and Removed from Bay Area Community
Photo by Joshua Wilking A multi-agency team of wildlife management professionals and local law enforcement caught and euthanized the coyote that…
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Stories
Point Reyes Has a Big Poop Problem
Photo by Claude Piché Point Reyes National Seashore is one of the gems of the National Park System in Northern California.…
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Wildlife
A Wolf Made the Astounding Trek from Oregon to Yosemite. Now Where Does it Go?
A gray wolf made major headlines after it made the long trek across the Oregon border and all the way…
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Wildlife
Gray Wolf Travels from Oregon to Eastern Sierra – The Furthest South Ever Tracked in California
A gray wolf is making major headlines after it made the long trek across the Oregon border and all the…
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