During the week of July 18, Monterey County Sheriffs Deputies in South County responded to a report of gunshots and headlights of a vehicle leaving the area of Highway 198 and Highway 25, south of King City. Deputy Baugh responded and located a vehicle leaving the area. He stopped the truck for an equipment violation and immediately saw animal hooves sticking up from the truck bed. The three occupants of the truck were safely detained due to the high likelihood of firearms being inside the vehicle. Deputies searched the truck and located 2 wild pigs and 3 rabbits in the bed of the truck which had been illegally killed. Lieutenant Gil from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife arrived a short time later and continued the poaching investigation. While searching the truck they located 2 unregistered rifles, night vision equipment, illegal ammunition, and no hunting licenses or tags.
Lake San Antonio Closed Due to Large Scale Fish Die Off; Number of Fish Impacted is Increasing and Reason for Die Off Remains Unknown
July 9, 2024- Out of abundance of caution for public health, County of Monterey Parks is closing the Lake San Antonio facility due to a large-scale fish die off from an unknown cause. On July 5, 2024, Parks staff noticed that dead baitfish, mostly shad, began washing up on the shore around Lake San Antonio and immediately contacted California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to report the situation. At that time, the CDFW fisheries biologist stated the fish die off was most likely due to the high temperatures and low dissolved oxygen level in the water and that the situation most likely did not present a risk to the public. Parks staff also contacted the Water Resources Agency (WRA), State Water Resources Control Board and Environmental Health Bureau. Unfortunately, the fish die off has continued with larger species such as bass, catfish, crappie, carp, and trout being impacted. Attached photos include a 3–4-pound bass. CDFW, WRA and EHB are working together to try to determi
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