1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (300+ words) Puma kittens linger by a road. California drivers hit as many as 100,000 deer each year by some estimates. Without wild cats, that tally could be even larger, according to new research. To explain this phenomenon, the researchers reason that the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (434+ words) A mountain lion looks at the camera as it climbs the hills near Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Pier and the Pacific Ocean. Sept. 23, 2023. Two mountain lions were killed on busy Los Angeles-area roadways within two days of each other…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (513+ words) The leech is believed to have first arrived in the Bay Area in the 1850s, having hitched a ride on plants or other debris from South America (Image: Richard Hasegawa) A California resident participating in a crowdsourced species-spotting challenge discovered an…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1061+ words) FILE: A black bear walks across pine needle-covered slopes behind homes in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. A mother bear that swiped at a woman in a Los Angeles suburb was euthanized, officials said Tuesday, after the bear’s DNA was linked…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) Greg Gerstenberg, senior biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, finds a nutria caught in one of the traps they placed at the China Island state wildlife area near Gustine, Calif., on May 2, 2018. For years now, California has…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (456+ words) FILE: A coyote peers around bushes in Southern California on Oct. 14, 2025. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has captured and killed a coyote responsible for two separate attacks on young children in Los Angeles. On the morning of Tuesday,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1208+ words) Something is attacking the wild burros who roam the foothills and canyons between Colton and Moreno Valley. At least 11 are dead, and officials aren’t sure what kind of animal is the perpetrator or why the attacks in the Reche Canyon…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (632+ words) Dozens of officials worked to capture and tranquilize the male cat after warnings were issued advising people to slowly back away if they encountered it. The wild cat was first seen Monday morning. Roxanne Blank was being dropped off outside…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (73+ words) The New York Times new video loaded: Mountain Lion Spotted in San Francisco Residents were shocked to see a young mountain lion roaming the streets of San Francisco this week. Local animal control agencies were able to capture and tranquilize…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (40+ words) kioncentralcoast.com Katie Nielsen reports on the mountain lion that was spotted roaming in San Francisco. Jump to comments ↓ KION 46 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation....