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JULIAN WONDERFEST OCT. 26: WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS, A STAR PARTY AND MORE

By East County News Service
 
October 12, 2024 (Julian) — Julian Wonderfest offers free awe-inspiring activities from
wildlife encounters, music, and art by day to an evening star party to view the night skies.

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NEW CALIFORNIA LAW PROVIDES STRONGEST RAT POISON RESTRICTIONS IN NATION

Northern spotted owl and other wildlife can suffer from secondary poisoning after eating a rodent that has been poisoned. 

Photo Credit: Tom Kogut

95% of mountain lions and 88% of birds of prey tested by Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game had exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides, which can be deadly to predators that consume poisoned rodents.

By Miriam Raftery

September 25, 2024 (Sacramento, CA) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed tighter rat poison restrictions into law today, expanding an existing moratorium to include all blood-thinning rat poisons, known as anticoagulant rodenticides. The Poison-Free Wildlife Act, or Assembly Bill 2552, offers the strongest protections in the country against these toxic rat poisons, which unintentionally harm and kill wildlife.


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RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE CONFIRMED IN JAMUL AND DULZURA

By Miriam Raftery
 
June 25, 2024 (San Diego’s East County)—Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) has been confirmed in three wild cottontail rabbits in Jamul and Dulzura in May, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirms. The disease, a form of viral hepatitis, is fatal 50 to 100% of the time in wild rabbits and hares, but does not affect humans, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
 
The testing comes after East County Magazine reached out to CDFW in April after several residents reported finding dead rabbits in these rural areas, but none had been tested. Following our inquiry and further reports from residents, CDFW acquired several carcasses for testing. View our report in April.

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CALIFORNIA'S STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN 2015 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW

 

June 4, 2015 (Sacramento) - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released the draft California State Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Update (SWAP 2015) and is seeking public input. Public input will help shape the final SWAP 2015, which will be completed by October 2015.  The comment period is open from May 18 through July 2, 2015.


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SIX WILDLIFE OFFICERS RECEIVE MEDAL OF VALOR, CALIFORNIA'S HIGHEST HONOR, FOR SAVING LIVES

 

Photo: Wildlife officer Kyle Kohl saved two lives after a car plunged into river rapids

April 23, 2015 (Sacramento)--Six wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) were awarded the California Medal of Valor, the state's highest honor. The six are among 52 state employees receiving the medal for demonstrating extraordinary acts of bravery and heroism in order to save the life of another.  Governor Brown's Executive Secretary Nancy McFadden presented the awards at a ceremony today.


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