1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (523+ words) A gray wolf was spotted in Lake County, a bright sign that the recovering endangered species is expanding its presence in California, wildlife officials say. The sighting could be another turning point for the wolves’ California comeback. Gray wolves started…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1626+ words) NEWBERRY SPRINGS, Calif. — Two of the ostriches died instantly, hit with.22-caliber slugs fired through the fence of Mike Matson’s desert ranch. The third suffered, bleeding out then collapsing some 40 feet away. That’s the body his wife Arcelia found first,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1361+ words) The Trump administration is considering trading a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private commercial developer, according to administration officials, members of Congress and documents reviewed by The Times. The proposed deal would allow the developer to build a…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (202+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: Susanne Rust's article pits ranchers and dairy farmers against environmentalists over the seashore's future (“Inside the bitter war over cows and wilderness at Point Reyes,” Aug For those of us who have…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (754+ words) On the heels of the death of his longtime mate Jackie, bald eagle Shadow has been perching, singing and lounging at his Big Bear nest with a new companion. It’s all being captured on a world-famous livestream, spurring mixed reactions…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1703+ words) POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE — For nearly 60 years, warring camps have battled one another for the soul of a wind-swept peninsula with breathtaking hills, rugged cliffs, granite outcroppings, oak forests and wide expanses of pasture land and beach. Jutting off the…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) A wildlife center west of Sacramento is expecting a speedy recovery for a river otter brought in Friday morning after the male was hit by a car. The young river otter suffered no broken bones or fractures in the strike…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1790+ words) You really do see him everywhere. He’s there on your California driver’s license, on every state flag and on your UC Berkeley merch. You find him on the official state seal, and if you get nabbed speeding on the freeway,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (184+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: The news of magnificent wild elephants being so cruelly poisoned by the ingestion of cyanide-laced tomatoes is horrendous, and I bemoan this loss with every fiber of my being (“Kenya says 15 elephants died of…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (651+ words) This time, it’s personal for Eric Goode. The director’s first two docuseries — “Tiger King” and “Chimp Crazy” — were smash hits about larger-than-life characters engaging in questionable and illegal activity surrounding the care and ownership of animals. Both had an underlying…...