Charlton "Chuck" Bonham is leaving the top post at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month to ...

This holiday season, groups focusing on environmental protection are offering ways for parents to spark an interest in ...

CDFW to conduct helicopter wildlife research in Northern California, collaring deer, elk, and wolves for ecological studies.

SAN FRANCISCO— A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast network of off-road vehicle routes in the West Mojave Desert.

A new law directs local jurisdictions to consider and protect wildlife movement in their land-use plans. The effort builds on previous legislation that targeted animal passage and safety on state ...

Defenders of Wildlife is receiving a lot of attention for a new online video it produced about threats to Alaska’s environment. The reason? Sparring between the ad’s spokeswoman, the actress Ashley ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The western burrowing owl secured temporary protection Thursday under California’s Endangered Species Act. The state Fish and Game Commission voted to give the owls candidate ...

In a move that reverses nearly a decade of practice, California wildlife officials have quietly begun to allow killing mountain lions in order to protect another iconic native—bighorn sheep. Though ...

California wildlife officials reported the confirmation of three new gray wolf packs in the state's northern counties, raising the number of established packs to 10—a level not seen in over a century.

We speak with , Ashley Overhouse, the Water Policy Advisor for Defenders of Wildlife and Kim Delfino, the President and Founder of Earth Advocacy who are working to safeguard the California ...

Back in 2000, I wrote a piece for California Wild about the prospects for wolf restoration in the state. At that time, there had not been any wolves reported in the Golden State in decades.