The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced plans to use helicopters in January 2026 to capture and fit deer, elk, and wolves with GPS tracking collars in multiple Northern California counties. Wolves will be a key focus of the project. Capture teams plan to collar wolves in Siskiyou, Lassen, and Tehama counties, with the potential to include uncollared packs in Modoc, Shasta, and Plumas counties. Any wolves captured will be released back into nearby suitable public habitat after pr

21K views · 103 reactions | The owner said that initially, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) denied his request for a depredation permit to kill the mountain lion. However, after completing their investigation, the permit was issued on Monday. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/41iAn3o | KRCR News Channel 7 | Facebook

UPDATE: California Fish and Wildlife game wardens tell ABC7 News reporter Sergio Quintana they decided that euthanizing the animal, by shooting it in the head, was the best option. CAPTURED: A 4-foot alligator discovered in Alameda Creek was just caught by California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials. Photos here: http://abc7ne.ws/2bwcSu5 | ABC7 News

The San Joaquin River is closed to salmon fishing to protect the depleted population and support recovery. While the San Joaquin River is again seeing spring-run Chinook salmon after the species was extirpated from its waters in the 1950s, it’s just the beginning of population recovery efforts. Nearly 450 were counted this year but biologists hope to see thousands in years to come. In 2014 CDFW started releasing juvenile spring-run Chinook into the San Joaquin River as part of the San Joaquin Ri