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News

Welcome to our newsroom! Here you can find the latest news and announcements from the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office. If you are a member of the media working on a story, please contact our public affairs team at [email protected]. To watch our videos highlighting conservation successes in our local community, visit our You can also learn more about our work on, or read our latest Year in Review magazine and Stories from the Field newsletter in our Digital Library.

USFWS staff person being interviewed by reporter

An olive green frog sits partially covered by shallow water

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reopens public comment period on proposed critical habitat for foothill yellow-legged frog

Land Management

Wildlife and wildfire

a Foothill yellow-legged frog in a stream

Endangered Species Act

Critical Habitat Proposed for Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog

Endangered Species Act

Santa Barbara farming family dedicates lands to support recovery of iconic endangered Gaviota Coast plant

Endangered Species Act

Familia agricultora de Santa Bárbara dedica terreno para apoyar la recuperación de una planta icónica en peligro de extinción de la Costa Gaviota

Monarch butterflies in California

Group of clustered monarch butterflies in a eucalyptus tree.

Mariposas monarcas en California

A small turtle being held in a person's hand

Western pond turtle inspired matcha rolls: Bake with Us(FWS)

Bright green beetle on ground

Ohlone tiger beetle inspired donuts: Bake with Us(FWS)

Monarch butterfly on purple coneflower

Monarch butterfly inspired cupcakes: Bake with Us(FWS)

A banner with text that reads "Bake with Us(FWS). The letter "A" is replaced with a graphic of a cupcake and a graphic of a monarch butterfly rests on the "F". Smaller text reads "Wildlife Inspired Treats"

Endangered Species Act

Bake with Us(FWS)

A sea otter floating on its back in the water

Endangered Species Act

Southern sea otter inspired Swiss roll: Bake with Us(FWS)

An olive green frog sits partially covered by shallow water

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reopens public comment period on proposed critical habitat for foothill yellow-legged frog

a Foothill yellow-legged frog in a stream

Endangered Species Act

Critical Habitat Proposed for Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog

Endangered Species Act

Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls to Protect Imperiled Spotted Owls

A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls to Protect At-Risk Spotted Owls

white and blue bird sitting on a tree branch

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces over $20 million for collaborative efforts to conserve imperiled species in California

High Number of California Brown Pelicans Show Signs of Malnutrition

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final Habitat Conservation Plan for the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Salinas River Lagoon and Sandbar Management Project in Monterey County��

Endangered Species Act

El Servicio para Peces y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos reabre el periodo de comentarios públicos sobre la propuesta para incluir las dos especies de tortugas de poza en la lista de especies amenazadas y en peligro de extinción

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period on Proposal to list both Species of Western Pond Turtle under the Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for Vandenberg Monkeyflower

a western spadefoot frog with light and green blotches and vertical slit pupils

Endangered Species Act

Public Comment Sought on Proposal to List Western Spadefoot

A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.

Endangered Species Act

Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls

Land Management

Wildlife and wildfire

Endangered Species Act

Familia agricultora de Santa Bárbara dedica terreno para apoyar la recuperación de una planta icónica en peligro de extinción de la Costa Gaviota

Endangered Species Act

Santa Barbara farming family dedicates lands to support recovery of iconic endangered Gaviota Coast plant

Monarch butterflies in California

Group of clustered monarch butterflies in a eucalyptus tree.

Mariposas monarcas en California

Monarch butterfly on purple coneflower

Monarch butterfly inspired cupcakes: Bake with Us(FWS)

A small turtle being held in a person's hand

Western pond turtle inspired matcha rolls: Bake with Us(FWS)

Bright green beetle on ground

Ohlone tiger beetle inspired donuts: Bake with Us(FWS)

A banner with text that reads "Bake with Us(FWS). The letter "A" is replaced with a graphic of a cupcake and a graphic of a monarch butterfly rests on the "F". Smaller text reads "Wildlife Inspired Treats"

Endangered Species Act

Bake with Us(FWS)

A sea otter floating on its back in the water

Endangered Species Act

Southern sea otter inspired Swiss roll: Bake with Us(FWS)

Wildlife Wonders

Endangered Species Athletics

A silver bull trout swims among pink and green fish. The trout wears a swim cap and goggles

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Athletics 2024 Swimming