Counting Sheep
The results of the 41st Annual Anza-Borrego Desert State Park bighorn sheep count are in and the news is good: 329 Peninsular bighorns were tallied, up from 255 last year…
Pasadena Toads Get Reprieve
Officials in Pasadena recently decided to push back dirt removal in Devil’s Gate Dam area in order for common Western toadlets to, in the words of Joan Rivers, “Grow up!”
Urban Predator: Bobcats Among Us
When she arrived in Los Angeles from Texas more than five years ago, Laurel Klein didn’t know that much about bobcats – what she really wanted to study was the large and lanky mountain lion, the iconic image of a big cat predator. But her internship with the National Park Service put her to work tracking, observing and studying bobcats, those seldom-seen urban carnivores that dot the Southern California landscape.
Here Comes the Corps
When you check out Santa Cruz Island this summer, you might see a bald eagle soaring overhead or a Channel Island fox darting in the sagebrush. But if you see a whirling cloud of dust, look closer; it’s probably the L.A. Conservation Corps, hard at work restoring the island to its native habitat. The project […]
Volunteer Opportunities, Coming Soon!
The clock is ticking, and our new Volunteer Opps section will be launching soon. Check back shortly and be surprised at the things that you can do!
New Permanent Digs for Sick/Injured Marine Mammals
Renters, no more! The Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute has, since 2004, cared for hundreds of sick, injured or stranded seals, sea lion and other marine mammals found along the Ventura County coastline. Operating out of the old Vista Del Mar Union School on the Gaviota coast, about 25 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, […]
Fewer Least Terns Nest at L.A.’s Port
It’s not for a lack of trying, but officials at L.A.’s ports have spent more than $350,000 to make all the right moves for a breeding colony of endangered California least terns – but the birds aren’t picking up the re-population groove.
Plastic on the Menu for Pacific Fish
Small fish in the Northern Pacific Ocean are snacking on a whole mess of empty calories, namely in the form of confetti-sized flecks of tossed plastic garbage. According to a study published by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, small fish – such as lanternfish — are ingesting as much […]
July Calendar of Events
This month, snorkel with sharks, go birdwatching, take an evening hike, celebrate the oceans and more.
Gray Whales Eatin’ Right
Here’s another good reason to eat a variety of foods – the varied diet of the California gray whale has helped the large mammal survive the 40 previous major cycles of global warming, and cooling, says U.C. Berkeley scientists.
Badgering House Details…
Not just a Midwestern football team, badgers are complicated creatures that have special housing quirks and behaviors. No, it’s not about the color of their amoires, either.
Seeing Double: Desert Tortoises Are Really Two
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 roaming the Mojave and Sonoran deserts is not one but […]