El Dorado County Local News: Animals

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife removed three bear cubs from Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care's facility late October after learning the center no longer had staff with the expertise or experience to rehabilitate bears.

Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter has announced a new partnership with the City of Citrus Heights to provide comprehensive animal services to the local community. The new agreement will offer Citrus Heights residents access to a wide array of animal services, including shelter resources, 24/7 customer support through 311 Connect, a full-service on-site pet hospital for sheltered animals, and a low-cost spay and neuter clinic.

Autumn is here, and black bears are entering a temporary physiological state known as "hyperphagia." During hyperphagia, also known as the fall feeding frenzy, bears consume as much as they can to bring their fat stores to a level where they can survive the quickly approaching winter months.

​​​​​A Sacramento Zoo visitor was bitten by a skunk on Oct. 15, 2024. According to a press release from Sacramento County Public Health officials, the skunk was behaving aggressively prior to biting the visitor. Sacramento Zoo officials captured and euthanized three skunks within the area after the incident and submitted them to the Sacramento County Public Health Laboratory for rabies testing. On Oct. 17,confirmation was received that two of the three skunks tested positive for rabies.

"If this house is a shockin', don't come knockin'" is the message that electrified door mats are designed to send bears trying to cadge a meal.

Hundreds from Folsom and the surrounding communities joined with with city leaders and the staff from Choose Folsom the evening of September 17 to officially welcome the first medical facility that recently opened its doors in the community South of Highway 50.

The already over-full Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento recently took in 34 dogs from a hoarding case, most of them chihuahuas.

Divers are currently assessing the status of New Zealand mudsnail populations once again after almost one year from their initial discovery in Lake Tahoe.

Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter is participating in Clear the Shelters – a month-long adoption event from Aug. 10 – Sept. 10, 2024, to alleviate the high impact of their animal intake. Currently, the shelter is overcrowded with animals and is in desperate need of adopters and foster care providers.