CA: Endangered Species & Wildlife
BLM releases final conservation plan for NW California public lands
Conservation advocates say a new Bureau of Land Management final Environmental Impact Statement takes positive steps toward developing a management pl…
Public comment period closing on sage grouse protections
The public comment period closes next week on the Biden administration's plan to protect the sage grouse, a bird whose health is linked to the larger …
Ocean expedition seeks to map CA biodiversity
Marine researchers just wrapped up the first of three ocean expeditions off the coast of Southern California to map the biodiversity and support effor…
Many outdoor events planned in CA for Endangered Species Day
Nature walks, festivals and more are happening this weekend to celebrate the 19th annual Endangered Species Day, which is tomorrow. California is …
CA lists Mojave Desert Tortoise as endangered
Groups that fight to recover endangered species are praising the California Fish and Game Commission's decision to change the Mojave Desert tortoise f…
Major progress in effort to protect CA giant sequoias from megafires
Crews have been ramping up wildfire resilience projects to thin out brush and dead wood in California's giant sequoia groves, clearing twice as many …
Partial shutdown of crab fishing season considered to protect whales
A working group convened by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife meets today to consider a partial closure of the commercial Dungeness crab …
CA bill aims to reduce marine mammal entanglements in set gillnets
A new bill aims to reduce the number of sea lions, sharks, rays, skates and giant sea bass dying off the coast of Southern California in huge set …
CA coral reefs protected as new fishing areas reopen
Good news for fishing crews and marine conservationists: Large fishing grounds are reopening, while other areas receive new protections. Some 4,500 …
Endangered Species Act turns 50 today
Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law - establishing protections that saved species such as the …
Endangered sea turtle killed by discarded fishing gear in CA
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife just announced a marine warden discovered an endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle dead, drowned …
Analysis: Crews only report 6% of marine mammals caught in set gillnets
A new analysis by Oceana found crews in the California set gillnet fishery have severely underreported the number of seals and sea lions caught and ki…