Marine experts attribute the sea lion deaths primarily to domoic acid poisoning. Wildlife experts and rescue organizations are sounding the alarm over a growing wave of sick and dead sea lions and seabirds washing ashore along San Mateo County beaches,…
San Jose pet lovers gathered Tuesday to honor the spirits of beloved animals who have passed on during a community-led Día de los Muertos observance. "The sad part is our pets pass away, and these doggies have helped us so…
Conservationists are celebrating after a North American river otter was sighted recently along the San Mateo coast for the first time in more than 100 years. The river otter species Lontra canadensis once ranged along the west coast of North America,…
Another shark sighting along the Monterey County coast is putting beachgoers on alert. Pacific Grove police are advising people to stay out of the water at Lovers Point Beach after sharks were spotted in the area. While the beach remains…
A river otter was captured by a trail camera at Cloverdale Ranch Open Space Preserve in recent months, marking the first sighting in over 100 years. It was a river otter. Spanning over 6,700 acres at a former farm in Pescadero near…
As coastsidebuzz.com reported, Hickman said river otters haven’t been known to occur on the San Mateo Coast since the 1800s, when the 19th-century fur trade nearly wiped them out. The Mercury News notes that river otter populations statewide declined through…
A growing beaver population in the South Bay may become a problem for efforts to increase salmon in the area. Robert Handa reports. The South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition is keeping a hopeful eye on the Guadalupe River in San…
San Francisco Zoo has capybaras again. Two young siblings, each weighing between 33 and 44 pounds, arrived from the Sacramento Zoo and moved into the Puente al Sur habitat earlier this month, ending a nearly decade-long absence of the world's largest rodents…
A black bear was caught on camera using a wildlife crossing on Highway 97 at least twice. Weeks before the grand opening of a wildlife bridge over Route 97 in Siskiyou County, a trail camera spotted for the first time a large…
The Environment American Research and Policy Center are looking for volunteers for a project aimed at protecting wildlife movement. Cinthia Pimentel explains how you can help. It focuses on wildlife crossings, the overpasses and underpasses that help ensure that wildlife…
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