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News Releases, 2022-Present

CDFW and Partners Host Nearly 200 Events Statewide in Celebration of California Biodiversity Day 2026

September 2, 2026

The California Natural Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Parks, California Academy of Sciences and California Volunteers invite the public to join the celebration for California Biodiversity Day 2026. With more than 180 events taking place across the state from September 5-13, the nine-day celebration will offer opportunities for all to connect with nature and learn simple ways to help protect and steward the environment.

Categories: California Biodiversity Day, Conservation, Environment, General, Outreach, Species, Wildlife

Tagged: California Biodiversity Day California 30x30 Initiative

Del Norte County Razor Clam Fishery Opens After One-Month Closure Due to Public Health Hazard

August 31, 2026

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Meghan Hertel has opened the recreational razor clam fishery in Del Norte County following a recommendation from state health agencies that domoic acid no longer poses a significant threat to human health if consumed.

Categories: Fisheries, Marine, Public Safety

Tagged: razor clam domoic acid razor clam fishery

CDFW Completes Bobcat Population Survey, Finds Stable Statewide Numbers Estimated at 62,000 Animals

August 31, 2026

CDFW is pleased to present the California Bobcat Population Monitoring Project’s Report of Findings, the most extensive and comprehensive bobcat population survey ever conducted in California, and possibly anywhere in the United States, and one that leveraged the best available scientific tools and techniques in the process.

Categories: Scientific Study, Species, Wildlife

Tagged: Bobcat California bobcat population bobcat population survey Assembly Bill 1254

CDFW Announces Angling Closure at the Mouth of the Klamath River

August 28, 2026

The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2. Based on CDFW projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon harvest, anglers will have met the “spit area” adult fall-run Chinook Salmon quota of 15 percent of the total Klamath River Basin recreational allocation of fish caught below the Highway 101 bridge.

Categories: Klamath Basin, Salmon

Tagged: Klamath River Chinook Salmon Salmon Season