A Couple on a Flight Boasted of Illegal Hunting. Wildlife Officers Were Listening.
The passengers also showed the officers the skull of an endangered sea turtle they were smuggling in a carry-on bag during the flight.
For California towns with a bear problem, using dogs to hunt is no solution
They are the only bear species in the state, and, despite the name, their fur ranges in color from blond to black. It’s been ...
Low salmon numbers in California could prompt shutdown of fishing for a record third straight year
Newly released figures from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife estimate the number of Sacramento River fall-run ...
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Morning Rotary hears from county fish and game warden
Santa Barbara County’s Fish and Game Warden Joseph Gonzalez stopped by the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning meeting on ...
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March 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
3 — Release of Draft State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) 2025, for tribal, external partner, and public review and comment. The ...
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California couple expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution
SACRAMENTO — A California couple ... to state Fish and Wildlife officials on a flight in 2023. Fish and Wildlife made the announcement this week. The department said that on a flight to ...
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California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, authorities say. They were in for a shock
They were officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ... backyard hanging out under a playground set. When a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat, the officer ...
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Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took turtle skull
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers ... prohibited from hunting after he pleaded guilty to violating Fish and Game codes. Price received a $1,015 fine and a similar probation ...
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California couple revealed sea turtle skull to officers after 2023 flight, officials say
The case began in November 2023 when two plain-clothes canine officers with the California Department of Fish ... in which he was convicted of two Fish and Game violations, fined $605, and ordered ...
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California’s Burrowing Owls One Step Closer to State Protections
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a March 2024 petition by conservation groups, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has found that protecting the western burrowing owl under the California ...