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 public affairs specialist Ashley McConnell at ashley_mcconnell@fws.gov. To watch our videos highlighting conservation successes in our local community, visit our Youtube Channel. You can also learn more about our work on Facebook, or read our latest Year in Review magazine and Stories from the Field newsletter in our Digital Library.
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Wildlife Wonders
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
![white and blue bird sitting on a tree branch](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-11/coastal%20California%20gnatcatcher.jpg?h=e8591f63&itok=adbifg1V)
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Recreation
Endangered Species Act
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Endangered Species Act
![An olive green frog sits partially covered by shallow water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/FYLF-credit-RebeccaFabbri-USFWS.jpg?h=dd002c8e&itok=2SQs2J3P)
Endangered Species Act
![By rubbing their flippers and forepaws simultaneously, sea otters increase the efficiency of a grooming session.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-06/sea%20otter%20banner.png?h=527bdae8&itok=ZToYnwO-)
Endangered Species Act
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Endangered Species Act
![California condor soars over a canyon.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-01/california-condor-los-padres-national-forest-credit-usfws.jpg?h=e845b32d&itok=-Qa_C7qt)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
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Story
Endangered Species Act
Wildlife Management
Endangered Species Act
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Endangered Species Act
![View of California's Elkhorn Slough](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-04/Elkhorn%20Slough.jpg?h=d07d10a6&itok=d5ZVSh1z)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
Habitat Restoration
Get Involved
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Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Our Partners
Our Partners
Wildlife Management
Our People
Endangered Species Act
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Wildlife Management
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Wildlife Management
Our People
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
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Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Habitat Restoration
Our People
Our Partners
Habitat Restoration
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Our Partners
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
![white and blue bird sitting on a tree branch](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-11/coastal%20California%20gnatcatcher.jpg?h=e8591f63&itok=adbifg1V)
Endangered Species Act
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
![An olive green frog sits partially covered by shallow water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/FYLF-credit-RebeccaFabbri-USFWS.jpg?h=dd002c8e&itok=2SQs2J3P)
Endangered Species Act
![By rubbing their flippers and forepaws simultaneously, sea otters increase the efficiency of a grooming session.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-06/sea%20otter%20banner.png?h=527bdae8&itok=ZToYnwO-)
Endangered Species Act
![California condor soars over a canyon.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-01/california-condor-los-padres-national-forest-credit-usfws.jpg?h=e845b32d&itok=-Qa_C7qt)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![a marsh](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-02/Emerson%20Tidal%20Marsh_1.jpg?h=cd2af8c1&itok=awNlOhC5)
Endangered Species Act
![Landscape view of mountains covered in pine trees and below blue skies](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-10/PurisimaHills_5.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=Y91FMHCH)
Endangered Species Act
![View of California's Elkhorn Slough](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-04/Elkhorn%20Slough.jpg?h=d07d10a6&itok=d5ZVSh1z)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
![green plant with white and yellow flowers](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/beach%20layia_0.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=Vg7uzVn1)
Endangered Species Act