El Dorado County Local News: Animals

08/05/2021
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is requesting that anglers voluntarily avoid fishing during the hotter hours of the day because of drought conditions that have increased fish mortality and disease.

08/02/2021
Federal wildlife officials announced that the Sierra Nevada red fox will be listed as an endangered species. Just 40 of the red, bushy-tailed canines live in a region that stretches from Lake Tahoe to south of Yosemite National Park.

07/29/2021
Far from the mountains, at the Oakland Zoo, work is going on to save the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Researchers breed the amphibians and release adults back to the wild, hoping to reestablish a healthy breeding population.

07/14/2021
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed outbreaks of adenovirus hemorrhagic disease in deer in several northern California counties. Officials are asking residents to help curb the spread by not feeding wild animals, and reporting potential cases.

07/13/2021
In a Q&A with Moonshine Ink, Ann Bryant of the BEAR League answers questions about increased bear-human interactions, and fatalities, injuries, and other consequences for bears.

07/01/2021
The liberation of 29 canines reportedly destined for dog-fights was the result of one federal agent following leads to a property in west El Dorado County. The investigation gained stream in May, when Special Agent Anitra Mackie of the U.S. Department of Agriculture zeroed in on a suspect.

06/13/2021
The California Deer Association is looking for volunteers to form a new chapter for El Dorado County. CDA will host a meeting at 6 p.m. on June 15 at Steve’s Pizza in El Dorado Hills. For more information, go to CalDeer.org

06/13/2021
Due to overfishing, introduction of non-native species, and elevated water temperatures, Lake Tahoe has a changing ecosystem. While all but one native species still exist in the lake, their numbers are dwindling.

06/08/2021
The Humane Society’s locations in Truckee and South Lake Tahoe will once again welcome visitors on June 17.

06/06/2021
Since the fall of 2019, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California State Parks have teamed up to trap, tag and haze as many Tahoe bears as possible to build a genetic database of the population.

05/27/2021
“Most people think of dog poop like bear poop. It’s natural, so just leave it in the woods,” says Amy Berry of the Tahoe Fund. But dogs eat processed food, and their droppings contains toxins that leach into the lake.

04/29/2021
This historic gem opened its door in 1946 as Upton Ponds and has had four owners over the years. Current owners Jim and Jackie Vallier purchased the property in 2012.

02/27/2021
Marauding crows have torn apart trash cans and boosted lunch bags in this northeastern corner of the Mother Lode country.