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Chasing Whales

6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (116+ words) is a short documentary that follows a team of scientists in Antarctica as they come face to face with the whales they study'only to find the whales looking back. In a region with few marine protections, the team hopes their…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes. com > california > story > 2026-04-20 > california-could-help-launch-wildlife-coexistence-program-amid-anger-over-mama-bears-death

Uproar over mama bear killing could help launch a state wildlife coexistence program

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (723+ words) SACRAMENTO'A month after a public uproar over a mama bear being euthanized after swiping at a resident in Monrovia, state lawmakers are considering mandating the use of nonlethal ways to help allow wildlife and humans to coexist. Sen. Catherine Blakespear…...

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Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake's otherworldly landscape

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (43+ words) Lila Seidman is a reporter focused on California wildlife and the outdoors for the Los Angeles Times. Since joining The Times in 2020, she has investigated mental health policy and jumped on breaking. .. Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake's otherworldly…...

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latimes. com > environment > story > 2025-10-07 > majestic-wild-horses-are-trampling-mono-lakes-otherworldly-landscape-the-feds-plan-to-round-them-up

Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake's otherworldly landscape. The feds plan a roundup

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1803+ words) Several dozen horses calmly graze along the shores of Mono Lake, a sparkling saline expanse spread out before the jagged Sierra Nevada. The September sun is blazing. A pair of brown horses come up side by side and stare intensely…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes. com > environment > story > 2026-04-03 > pip-pip-hooray-one-of-jackie-shadows-chicks-is-starting-to-break-out-of-its-shell

Pip pip hooray! One of Jackie and Shadow's chicks is starting to break out of its shell

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (435+ words) Celebrity bald eagles Jackie and Shadow are on the verge of welcoming a new addition to the family just in time for Easter " a holiday where eggs frequently take center stage. Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps…...

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latimes. com > entertainment-arts > business > story > 2026-04-05 > big-bear-eagles-jackie-shadow-two-baby-eaglets-have-hatched

The eaglets have landed for Big Bear couple Jackie and Shadow

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (394+ words) It's an Easter Sunday to remember for Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, who welcomed a pair of eaglets this weekend in front of 2. 5 million social media followers. The first chick hatched late Saturday at 11: 33 p. m. while the second emerged…...

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latimes. com > environment > story > 2026-02-12 > southern-california-mountain-lions-listed-as-threatened-endangered-species-act

More than 1, 400 California mountain lions get endangered species protections

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (859+ words) More than 1, 400 California mountain lions are now protected by the state's Endangered Species Act. On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to list six isolated puma populations in Southern California and the Central Coast as threatened under…...

Los Angeles Times
latimes. com > opinion > story > 2026-01-13 > rat-poisons-mountain-lions

Contributor: Deadly rat poisons are pushing L. A.'s mountain lion population to the edge

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (562+ words) While many view Los Angeles as a concrete jungle, there's another side of the city more akin to the wild. L. A. lies within a biodiversity hot spot, with ecologically rich habitats such as the Santa Monica Mountains boasting endemic plants and…...

Daily Pilot
latimes. com > socal > daily-pilot > news > story > 2026-04-16 > owls-well-that-ends-well-in-huntington-beach-rescue-operation

Owl's well that ends well in Huntington Beach rescue operation

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (188+ words) A baby owl had firefighters to thank after it fell from a tree and was rescued by a crew in Huntington Beach. The great horned owl, which was only about 5 or 6 weeks old, fell from its nest in a residential…...

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latimes. com > science > story > 2025-07-01 > project-phoenix-seeks-volunteers

Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Science needs you

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (420+ words) Attention would-be warbler watchers and pigeon peepers: Ornithologists at UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are recruiting volunteers for Project Phoenix, a multiyear citizen science initiative investigating birds" response to wildfire. The team is seeking volunteers…...