A bear battalion
Associated Press
March 3, 2022
At least three bears reportedly responsible for more than 150 incident reports in the region straddling Northern California and Nevada.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
A gray wolf in California’s Ventura County?
Site Staff
October 7, 2021
This is the farthest south in California that any gray wolf has been documented since one was captured in San Bernardino County in 1922.
New pair of wolves spotted in Northern Cal, where packs a rarity
Associated Press
February 9, 2021
If the wolves are able to start a new family, it will be only the third known pack spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924.
Elk hoof disease found in California for first time
Associated Press
May 11, 2020
The disease was first discovered in elk in Washington state in the 1990s and has since been documented in Oregon and Idaho.
Salmon prices falling in wake of California fishing boom
Associated Press
August 26, 2019
For consumers, the bountiful harvest has driven down wild salmon prices to $15 to $20 per pound, compared with $30 to $35 per pound in recent years. And the salmon boom is also welcomed by
Survey shows severe decline in Mount San Gorgonio desert bighorn sheep population
Staff and News Reports
March 18, 2019
In Southern California, biologists and partner agencies counted 60 animals, approximately one-third the number counted in the last helicopter survey conducted in March 2016.
‘The local raptor population may take years to recover from these killings’
Staff and News Reports
March 15, 2018
In what wildlife officials are calling the biggest instance of raptor poaching in state history, California man arrested after 126 raptors found dead.
Trial of fish skins to treat bears burned in California wildfire appears effective
Site Staff
February 19, 2018
GOLETA, Calif. — Officials tracking two bears that were badly burned in the largest wildfire in California history say the animals are settling back into their home in the wild after receiving unusual treatment for
California eyes plan to manage state’s rebounding elk population
Associated Press
November 30, 2017
The goal is to improve elks’ genetic diversity and grazing lands – with an eye toward boosting herds by at least another 10 percent.
