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California confirms rare sighting of gray wolf in Mendocino national forest

Officials say sighting a sign species – driven to extinction in state before reintroduction in 2011 – expanding its range

The Guardian - US · Sep 8

Hikers heard ‘howling’ from a California water tank; rescuers found a mother bear and her cubs trapped inside and spent hours freeing them

On a late-August afternoon in the San Gabriel Mountains, a group of hikers near La Verne, California, heard an unsettling sound: what they described as “howling” coming from a large water tank along a trail. When they investigated, they discovered a mother black bear and her two cubs trapped inside…

The Times of India · Sep 1

California eradicated these 20-pound rodents decades ago; DNA suggests someone deliberately brought them back

California believed nutria were eradicated, but they reappeared in the Central Valley. A new genetic study indicates these rodents were reintroduced by humans. Nutria damage wetlands and weaken vital flood control structures. Their feeding and burrowing habits cause significant ecological and agricultural harm. This discovery highlights the critical need for…

The Times of India · Jul 28

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California is weighing state endangered-species protections for southern resident killer whales, a population of just over 70 animals threatened by noise, pollution and falling salmon prey

California wildlife officials are reviewing a petition for endangered status for southern resident killer whales. These whales face severe threats from declining salmon and increased human activity. The state is gathering public input on potential new protections for the imperiled population. Washington and Oregon have already listed these whales under…

The Times of India · Jul 22

70-pound black bear goes after a California couple’s dogs. Then the couple grabbed a water bottle and a hatchet handle

This bear took on two people and lost.

We Got This Covered · Jun 11

California couple fight off bear attack with just a water bottle and a hatchet

The bear began ‘biting and clawing’ the woman as she tried to prevent it from attacking her dogs, officials say

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Viral Mistreatment of Protected Hawk Lands Man in Jail — Advocates Call for Education

Cesar Gustavo Diaz from Los Angeles was sentenced to 45 days in jail for animal cruelty after giving alcohol to a protected Cooper's hawk

International Business Times UK · Feb 27

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Wildlife crews stop actively searching for young wolves after livestock attacks

Wildlife crews have stopped actively searching for two juvenile gray wolves in Northern California's Sierra Valley

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Southern California man gets an unwanted housemate: A black bear in his crawl space

A bear in Southern California has taken up residence in the crawlspace under a man's home

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025

‘A problematic species’: California to allow hunting of ‘very aggressive’ swans

Officials say move essential to protect wetlands and native waterfowl but some groups call decision ‘inhumane’

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025

Survivor’s island: coyotes seen paddling across deep San Francisco Bay waters

Researchers studying the phenomenon found in 2024 there were between 14 to 17 coyotes on Angel island

The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2025

‘I was just yelling’: 6-year-old boy attacked by coyote while watching his sister’s softball game

The young California boy needed 20 stitches and rabies shots after a coyote attacked him in Southern California

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

After nearly 100 years, adult winter-run Chinook salmon seen in California river

State’s fish and wildlife department posted a video showing an adult female guarding a nest of eggs

The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2025

Outcry as California bear fatally shot after Tahoe camper attack

California park rangers used DNA evidence to tie the bear to ‘multiple home invasions and vehicle break-ins’

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

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The Guardian - US · May 23, 2025

Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes

Two-month-old black bear, who was starving in a California forest, is youngest cub the San Diego center has cared for

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025

Rodent for dinner? US residents encouraged to eat invasive nutria

Wildlife experts claim nutria, which destroy habitats with voracious eating habits, taste like rabbit or dark turkey meat

The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2025

California couple convicted after plane chat leads to animal trafficking bust

Couple unwittingly revealed to state wildlife agents that they were transporting the remains of a protected sea turtle

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 8, 2025

Poachers take ‘gross over-limits’ of surf perch using an illegal method

California game wardens in a patrol boat during the opener of the spiny lobster season witnessed the illegal activity occurring on shore.

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 6, 2025

Poacher of highly coveted pronghorn antelope receives a ‘pathetic’ fine

California hunters can apply for a pronghorn antelope tag for years and never get drawn, which is why many are irate over poacher's penalty.

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2024

Hundreds of ‘emaciated’ and stranded pelicans turn up along California coast

State’s department of fish and wildlife says the brown pelicans are showing signs of malnutrition, but that the cause is still unclear

Salon · Apr 20, 2024

Does cannabis harm the environment?

While legal marijuana production can harm the environment, it's better than the unregulated drug war

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of salmon dead from ‘gas bubble disease’ in US river

Mass die-off in Klamath River caused by extreme changes in water pressure amid largest dam removal project in US history

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

‘Hank the Tank’ bear blamed for break-ins is finally captured

Animal was linked by DNA to at least 21 break-ins at homes in South Lake Tahoe in California

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2023

Five-hundred-pound bear ‘Hank the Tank’ caught after home break-ins in Tahoe area

Bear was not, as initially thought, solely responsible for all instances of property damage – there are ‘other Hanks’

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

‘Hank the Tank’ bear blamed for break-ins is finally captured

Animal was linked by DNA to at least 21 break-ins at homes in South Lake Tahoe in California

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