“With all this interest in the L.A. River revitalization, I just wish people would realize that the Sepulveda Basin is the nursery of the river,” says Kris Ohlenkamp of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society. “Rookeries of great blue herons, night crowned herons, cormorants, all of these birds you see on the L.A. River nest […]
Countless birds fly under the radar in the Endangered Bird World these days. Many birds don’t get the full court press like their flashier “rock star” cousins, flappers that require extraordinary measures to ensure their survival in the wild. We hear about the superhuman efforts (and big $$$) to save the California condors, bald eagles […]
We know that gray wolves have never made SoCal their home. Heck, you’d have to go back to the Ice Age to find the canine’s long-gone cousin, the dire wolf, which once roamed in and around the Los Angeles basin. But in 2011 the big male wolf OR-7 nicknamed “Journey” entered into Northern California, it […]
What would you vote for if they held a contest for the Official Animal of Los Angeles? How about the annoying, distracting and yet clever raccoon?
Rodney King wanted to know, “Why can’t we just all get along?” and if humans are having troubles dealing with other humans…how are ever going to live with our wild neighbors? (And no, we’re not talking about those punks who live down the street at the noisy house.) “Does LA Appreciate Its Wild Animals?” is […]
Proving that scientists don’t have to travel to exotic and far-flung locations to discover new species, encounter biodiversity and track wildlife on the move, the folks at the Natural History Museum will open their much-anticipated Nature Lab and Nature Gardens to the public on Sunday, June 9, 2013. A combination outdoor lab, learning center and very pretty […]
Imagine tens of thousands of insects smaller than a flea infecting, hatching and crawling all over your skin. Welcome to world of some deer in California. Researchers at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are studying a hair-loss syndrome across the state – a condition that originates with tiny non-native lice that infect California […]
It’s not every day you get to watch two grown men wrestle a young Southern Pacific rattlesnake from its hiding place underneath a pile of sticks into a Plexiglas tube. All in the name of education – and with a certain amount of scientific machismo – Drs. Robert Espinoza and Greg Pauly held up the […]
An established species of reptiles not typically found in Southern California has recently been discovered in a residential backyard in Torrance. Commonly known as the Indo-Pacific house gecko, these small lizards are usually found in India, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Australia and throughout Polynesia. The Torrance homeowner was checking out his property when he discovered the young […]
A new program from the National Audubon Society wants Americans to take our universal love of hummingbirds to new heights. “Hummingbirds at Home” is a citizen science project that invites not only hardcore birders but newcomers to help researchers understand the daily life of the zippiest bird of the Western world. A new free mobile […]
About four months after the Army Corps of Engineers ripped apart 48 acres of the Sepulveda BasinWildlife Area in the San Fernando Valley, wildlife continues to surprise and amaze – even though the absence of so many birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians still serves as a reminder that nothing in this life is ever a sure […]
Two times a year the California Wildlife Center (CWC) in Calabasas opens its doors to the public to show folks just how they rescue, care for and release injured wild critters. On Sunday April 14 from noon – 4 p.m., the CWC throws their annual spring party with behind the scenes tours, wildlife education, children’s […]