The wild and remote Farallon Islands, 27 miles off the coast of San Francisco, offer daily proof of nature’s ebbs and flows. The changes, unseen by most, are dramatic. California …
A temporary field hospital staged in a dog park near the Pacific Marine Mammal Center is nearing capacity with more rescued sea lion pups already seen this season than in …
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon authorities have closed the state’s entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an “unprecedented” outbreak of shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people. They’ve …
The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to COVID-19 shots — that are being tested in both animals and …
Californians are blessed with a dazzling array of freshwater species. I should know: I’ve experienced much of this diversity firsthand while exploring the state’s mountains, rivers, lakes, valleys, bays and …
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no male companion now says the fish has a rare reproductive disease. Thursday’s statement …
Another Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The dairy worker reported a …
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News (TNS) In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director of …
Catalina Island’s invasive mule deer population got a stay of execution. The Catalina Island Conservancy on Wednesday, May 29, reversed its plans to shoot 1,700 deer on the island located …
A 14-year-old Kelpie named Chase is proving to his Gold Coast community that you can teach old dogs new tricks. The ex-cattle dog has been spotted “skiing” on the back …