El Dorado County Local News: Animals


All Local Animals News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

California Local Pin Marker From San Joaquin Valley Sun...

12/27/2023
Visitors can see the critically endangered Lord How Island stick insect, on display for the first time in North America, in a special habitat at the zoo’s Wildlife Explorers Basecamp.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

12/26/2023
A dark-sky movement to save birds from window strikes is sweeping the San Francisco Bay Area. Several cities have passed or are drafting laws restricting light pollution while making windows easier for birds to see.

California Local Pin Marker From The New Yorker...

12/25/2023
Novelist Jonathan Franzen looks at how trap-neuter-release policies in feral cat colonies have troubling consequences for city residents, local wildlife and even the felines themselves.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

12/22/2023
Sarah Grimes investigates reports of dead marine mammals up and down the coast. So when she began finding the decapitated bodies of harbor seal pups just a few miles north of Fort Bragg in 2016, she was on the case. Grimes wasn’t able to pin down the culprit until last year, with the help of a UCSC student.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

12/17/2023
Salmon populations in the Scott and Shasta rivers have crashed, so state officials are about to restrict irrigation again. And the controversial rules may even become permanent.

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

12/15/2023
The wolf pack discovered this summer in Tulare County will now be called the Yowlumni Pack. The pack was found in the Sequoia National Forest near the Tule River Tribe of California’s reservation.

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

12/13/2023
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has conducted the first beaver conservation release in nearly 75 years, working with the Maidu Summit Consortium to release a family of seven beavers into Plumas County.

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

12/11/2023
Birds are affected by the mass use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve up to a distance of 10 km away, reports an international team of researchers.

California Local Pin Marker From SFGate...

12/08/2023
A coyote recently was found at the $27 million Russian Hill home of AI mogul Sam Altman. This relates to a study, which found that coyote sightings were more frequent in higher-income areas of San Francisco.

California Local Pin Marker From New York Times...

12/07/2023
Conservationists intend to shoot all of the deer on Santa Catalina Island by helicopter. Some people are opposed, either for not wanting to eliminate the deer or for missing out on future chances to hunt them.

California Local Pin Marker From Georgetown Gazette...

12/07/2023
How do you thank someone who has dedicated 45 years of their life to the needs of Georgetown Divide’s pets? That is what Irene K. Sakaishi has done since opening the Black Oak Animal Hospital in 1979.

Tahoe Daily Tribune logo From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

12/02/2023
Image for display with article titled Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Barred Owl Strategy

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a draft environmental impact statement and draft management strategy that addresses the threat of invasive barred owls to native spotted owls.

California Local Pin Marker From Sacramento Bee...

11/24/2023
Livestock are responsible for half of all methane emissions in California. The White House is giving $21.4 million to California Dairies and $22.8 million to Dairy Farmers of America to help change this.

California Local Pin Marker From The Guardian...

11/13/2023
A 2021 fire has helped bring wolves back to Southern California for the first time since the 19th century. A rancher is worried about how to keep wolves, which are federally protected, from harming cattle.

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

11/06/2023
The Office of Habitat Conservation’s Restoration Center has awarded $27.8 million to bring Central California Coast coho salmon back to California rivers, funding projects by Trout Unlimited, the San Mateo and Gold Ridge Resource Conservation Districts, and the Nature Conservancy.

California Local Pin Marker From LAist...

10/31/2023
Researchers tell LAist that half of California’s population of Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, which are endangered, died last winter due to record weather. Causes of death include avalanches, starvation and getting eaten by mountain lions after moving to lower elevations for food.

California Local Pin Marker From Daily Democrat...

10/28/2023
A team of UC Davis researchers found that birds nesting near farmland were half as likely to have at least one fledgling successfully leave the nest when temperatures spiked. However, forests seemed to provide a protective buffer against high temperatures.

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

10/20/2023
Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, “Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey” takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lion’s survival story.

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10/11/2023
Image for display with article titled Poisonous Mushroom Causing Illness in Lake Tahoe

A mushroom sprouting in the Lake Tahoe Basin is poisonous and may affect both humans and pets, according to a press release from Barton Health.

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

09/21/2023
Animal Place, an animal sanctuary in Nevada County, is offering a program designed for students interested in farmed animals and their care. The program is sponsored by an organization called Leaders for Ethics, Animals and the Planet.
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