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Burbank Cubs ‘Responding Well’ »

  On the path to becoming educational ambassadors, the two staving mountain lion cubs found in Burbank earlier this month are “responding well and spending a lot of time with…

Dec 30 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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A Barn Owl Angel »

When life gives you lemons, we’re told to make lemonade. But when troubled times came to Glenn Pritchard earlier this year, he decided to go a different route and, instead…

Dec 12 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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California Condor Named 2011 Bird of the Year »

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Beauty, schmeauty….this year voters put cast their ballots for one of the world’s rarest, most imperiled, and we think majestic…

Jan 2 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Uninvited Reptile Shows Up in SoCal »

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  We all know that the holiday season often brings us together with hard-to-get-along guests – but a Southern California…

Jan 2 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Tar Pits Unveils New Website »

Fossil lovers who need their daily fix of All Things Pleistocene will shout a collective cry of joy on December…

Dec 10 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Wildlife Gets Relocation Package at Solar Plant »

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Transitions are tough. We know how hard it is to pack up belongings and move.  Broken dishes, unruly movers, sorting…

Dec 6 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

More black oystercatcher beaks in California »

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  The problem with estimations is that, well, they are just guesses. Educated predications, sure, but still guesses. Pining for…

Nov 23 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

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Seeing Double: Desert Tortoises Are Really Two »

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Just like Lindsay Lohan, the desert tortoise can’t seem to stay out of the news these days. Proving that the only thing better than one desert tortoise is two desert tortoises, the Zoology journal ZooKeys has announced the recent discovery that the charming tortoise found…

Jul 1 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Lizards Love Company »

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Forget about that classic image of a loner lizard, only out for himself as he scurries into the darkness with his cold-blood pumping throughout his solitary scaly body. The online magazine OnEarth recently reports that “cold-blooded doesn’t mean antisocial at all” in a new article…

Mar 18 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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Helping injured, sick or abandoned wild animals in SoCal

While there are only a few rehabilitation centers in Southern California, there are plenty of rehabbers who specialize in specific animals. Here's a list of organizations and resources you can contact if you find an…

Mar 11 2011 / Read More »
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January Calendar of Events

This month, go on a cruise to see migrating gray whales, take a walk among wintering birds or go tidepooling to check out shoreline critters.…

Jan 2 2012 / Read More »
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Bats, bats, bats!

Don't think of them as mere flying rats, bats, as an aerial mammal, have some of the more interesting attributes to ever grace a critter that's at home in air and land. Test your knowledge of…

Oct 28 2011 / Read More »
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Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals

Gordon Grice | Dial Press. This is the kind of book you don’t give to people like my mother who gravitate toward thinking the worst of any situation. That cute little dog over there? A…

Mar 18 2011 / Read More »

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