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How a pink bird became an L. A. icon " surprising even its secretive creator
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (31+ words) Los Angeles Times How a pink bird became an L. A. icon " surprising even its secretive creator...
Big Bear eaglet Sandy takes first flight after an accidental 'fludge' from the nest
14+ hour, 30+ min ago (543+ words) See more from the L. A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Sandy has taken flight, but not without sending eagle-eyed viewers of the Friends of Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam into a Sunday-morning panic. Shortly before 11: 30 a. m. , one of the…...
National Park staff ordered not to reveal deaths as part of new policy, report says
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (640+ words) See more from the L. A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The Trump administration is reportedly ordering staff not to confirm deaths or details about severe injuries at U. S. national parks " but officials are adamant the policy is not meant…...
Big Bear's celebrity eagles are at the center of a $10 million conservation effort
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (77+ words) Los Angeles Times Big Bear's celebrity eagles are at the center of a $10 million conservation effort Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a video content creator and reporter for L. A. Times Food…...
How a California wildfire inspired a book about hidden animal societies
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (455+ words) See more from the L. A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred As the destructive Bobcat fire sent plumes of smoke billowing from the Angeles National Forest in 2020, Ryan Huling recalled that at the time news reports claimed the blaze…...
The L. A. Zoo's dilapidation crisis was seven decades in the making
1+ week, 2+ day ago (767+ words) In the 1950s, Los Angeles" population was exploding. The decade brought a development boom as well as good fortune for the automobile and aerospace industries and the arrival of the Los Angeles (n'e Brooklyn) Dodgers. Los Angeles residents, believing their burgeoning…...
The woman who championed Big Bear's celebrity eagles leaves behind a $10-million mission
1+ week, 5+ day ago (931+ words) BIG BEAR'A bird with a striking wingspan swoops down into a towering Jeffrey pine tree and below, cheers erupt on a pontoon boat idling on Big Bear Lake. Shadow, one-half of a famous bald eagle couple, drops off a fish…...
O. C. Coastkeeper announces new SCUBA scholarships for aspiring ocean scientists
2+ week, 4+ day ago (328+ words) A Costa Mesa-based conservation group launched a scholarship program this week aimed at breaking down barriers for aspiring SCUBA divers interested in using that training to help safeguard their community's beaches and aquatic habitats. Orange County Coastkeeper's new SCUBA scholarship…...
Rare Birds Witness Lake's Transformation
3+ week, 3+ day ago (643+ words) After years of restoration, Baiyangdian Lake in Anxin county, part of the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province, has regained its historical beauty, with more than 139 square miles of interconnected lakes now teeming with life. In late spring the reed…...
Mule deer become first animals to use California's first wildlife crossing
3+ week, 3+ day ago (253+ words) Three mule deer have become the first animals to walk over California's first wildlife crossing, which is nearing completion in Siskiyou County, according to the UC Davis Road Ecology Center and the California Department of Transportation. The deer were captured…...