With a flurry of exciting whale sightings off Southern California in recent weeks, it comes as no surprise that the season’s first blue whale has also been spotted and, in …
In California, rattlesnakes bite about 800 people in a typical year; approximately two are fatal in a year. The threat usually begins in April and will decrease by September. Rattlesnakes …
By Amy Chillag | CNN Atlanta — The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped New York’s Central Park Zoo last year, showed just how tough it is to …
A frolicking juvenile humpback repeatedly breached from waters among the coves off South Laguna, drawing cheers not only from passengers aboard whale-watching vessels but also from residents in homes along …
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Rescuers were searching Wednesday for a gray whale last spotted off Northern California’s coast with its tail entangled in a …
If the whales and sea turtles off our California coast could speak, they would be singing the praises of our state’s Ocean Protection Council. The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) …
HARPER WOODS, Mich. — A dog missing in California since the summer turned up more than 2,000 miles away in Michigan. Police in Harper Woods, a Detroit suburb, responded to …
Alex Wigglesworth | Los Angeles Times (TNS) A vast burn scar unfolds in drone footage of a landscape seared by massive wildfires north of Lake Tahoe. But amid the expanses …
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — If hikers, bikers, campers, hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts haven’t encountered a mountain lion while in the California wilderness, they might …
A look at the tiny and mighty migrators buzzing around our flowers. There are more than 350 different species of hummingbirds across the Americas. Their little bodies have big appetites …