Plants & Animals
May 17, 2022
Wayward sea lion is back—this time found in a San Diego storm drain
Meet Freeway. He's a teenage mischief maker, a land-loving sea lion fishing for freedom.
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Ecology
Apr 23, 2022
California breaks ground on largest urban wildlife crossing
Construction has begun on what is billed as the world's largest wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals caught in Southern California's urban sprawl.
Ecology
Apr 22, 2022
A cougar passage rises over a deadly Southern California freeway
Chalk one up for the cougars.
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2022
Launch of condors on tribal land marks the species' comeback, but a new threat looms large
A plan to return federally endangered California condors to a rugged and remote stretch of Northern California coastline and redwood forests is taking shape on Yurok tribal lands where the Klamath River meets the Pacific ...
Ecology
Apr 13, 2022
Emaciated mountain lion cub rescued, treated at Oakland Zoo
An orphaned and emaciated mountain lion cub spotted by hikers in the San Francisco area was brought to the Oakland Zoo, where veterinarians have named her "Rose" and are trying to nurse her back to health.
Biotechnology
Apr 11, 2022
A new method of extracting ancient DNA from tiny bones reveals the hidden evolutionary history of New Zealand geckos
Aoteaora New Zealand has experienced a dynamic geological and climatic history. There was the separation from the southern super-continent Gondwana, the near drowning during the Oligocene some 27–22 million years ago, and ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2022
21 sea lions found dead on Orange County coast are a mystery in an otherwise seeming normal year for rescues
Up and down the California coastline, centers that rescue seals, sea lions and other ocean life that has washed ashore are reporting a pretty normal season—except for a mystery that unfolded in Orange County that still hasn't ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2022
'Love hormone' oxytocin turns fierce lions into kittens
Here kitty kitty...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2022
How the first cat-like saber-tooth predator was discovered, and why it differs from modern cats
Although they are currently the greatest predators on land, it's likely that modern-day cats wouldn't have been a match for the newly discovered Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae. At around 42 million years old, it's thought ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2022
Local pumas don't sense danger in places where they're most often killed by humans
A new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggests that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains don't make accurate assessments of where they are most likely to be killed by humans, especially when it comes to the threat of ...
