California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Saving Catalina’s Deer: Why the Conservancy’s New Eradication Plan Must Be Stopped

October 9, 2025 3:30 amOctober 9, 2025 3:31 am

In the sun-drenched hills of Santa Catalina Island, a controversial shadow looms once again over the island’s iconic mule deer population. Just months after scrapping a widely condemned helicopter-based culling plan, the Catalina Island Conservancy has unveiled a revised proposal:...

Ringside: Ignoring Role of Bass in Salmon Decline is Negligence

March 20, 2025 2:55 amMarch 20, 2025 2:56 am

A March 5 “Perspective” in the Manteca Bulletin highlights a chronically underemphasized problem impacting every Californian. Bass, as editor Dennis Wyatt succinctly explains, are a “destructive, invasive species, that are a serious threat to the sustainability of the ecosystem.” Wyatt proposes a...

People First: One California City and One Agency Eschews DEI

July 30, 2024 5:30 amJuly 30, 2024 5:31 am

The astute reader may have noticed that over the past year or so, the California Globe has been running a periodical series called “Hidden in Plain Site.” The premise is simple: review government websites for what they are saying in...

Klamath River Native Species – Dead or Alive?

April 4, 2024 2:30 pmApril 4, 2024 2:30 pm

Dam removal comes with a BIG price when done wrong. The big question that goes to the credibility of Mark Bransom and Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) is this: Were native species in the Klamath River killed by the sediment...

Klamath River and Dam Removal Crises Continues with CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Failure

April 1, 2024 3:42 pmApril 1, 2024 3:50 pm

On Tuesday March 26th, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors declared a local State of Emergency in regard to the adverse impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project affecting the Klamath River. Details of that action by the County’s Board of...

Siskiyou Co. Board Declares State of Emergency over Klamath River Dam Removal Project

March 27, 2024 7:21 pmMarch 27, 2024 7:28 pm

Tuesday, March 26th 2024 was a long and contentious day at the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors (‘BOS’) meeting. This board meeting followed the March 5th, Siskiyou County Health Department advisory warning that people should not enter the Klamath River...

Pipeline Involved In 2021 Orange County Oil Spill To Reopen

April 11, 2023 5:45 pmApril 11, 2023 5:45 pm

Amplify Energy announced on Monday that the oil pipeline severed during the October 2021 Orange County oil spill would be going back into service soon, roughly over a year and a half of repairs and legal issues kept it offline....