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Pup boom for endangered gray wolves breaks California records
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (315+ words) FILE: This remote camera image from the U.S. Forest Service on June 29, 2017, shows a female gray wolf and two pups born in Lassen National Forest. California had a boom of gray wolf pups this year. In 2026, the state’s gray wolves had…...
Capitola woman says she was attacked by a sea lion – NBC Bay Area
1+ week, 5+ day ago (434+ words) A Capitola woman says she fought off a sea lion that attacked her on Tuesday. The incident happened around 8 a.m. between Capitola Warf and Privates Beach by Pleasure Point. A video captured via a streaming camera on the website Surfline shows…...
Golden Mussels Found in Lake Del Valle, Livermore CA
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (242+ words) State wildlife officials believe the mussels were introduced by a ship traveling from an international port, per the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, as cited in the CBS News report. Golden mussels were first detected in North America at…...
Watch: Mountain lion captured in San Francisco, released into the wild
2+ week, 2+ day ago (135+ words) A mountain lion was tranquilized and captured in San Francisco's Sunset District on Friday, according to wildlife officials. Video from sister station KCRA viewer Pauline Tom shows wildlife officials removing the sedated animal. Officials confirmed the mountain lion was not…...
A family of coyotes may disturb a delicate ecosystem on Angel Island
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1411+ words) From left to right: Brett Furnas, a senior environmental scientist supervisor with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Bill Miller, a California State Parks environmental scientist; Grace Bottomley, an undergraduate lab intern at UC Davis; lab assistant Emily Dang…...
RAW | Mountain lion caught in San Francisco is released
2+ week, 4+ day ago (32+ words) A mountain lion caught in San Francisco's Sunset District was released into the wild on Friday. A mountain lion caught in San Francisco's Sunset District was released into the wild on Friday....
RAW | The moment a mountain lion was captured in San Francisco
2+ week, 4+ day ago (36+ words) A mountain lion was tranquilized and captured in San Francisco's Sunset District on Thursday, according to wildlife officials. A mountain lion was tranquilized and captured in San Francisco's Sunset District on Friday, according to wildlife officials....
Mountain lion runs wild on streets of San Francisco
2+ week, 4+ day ago (60+ words) A chase for a wild mountain lion terrorizing locals on the streets of San Francisco ended with the feline being caught and carried to safety. Carter Evans has the story. A chase for a wild mountain lion terrorizing locals on…...