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Animals Sustainability

San Diego Zoo Displays World’s Rarest Insect

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.

From The Mercury News...

Environment Animals Sustainability

Collisions With Buildings Are Killing Millions of Birds Nationwide

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.

From The New Yorker...

Animals Sustainability

A Deeper Look at ‘No Kill’ Animal Control in Los Angeles

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.

From Monterey Herald...

Environment Animals

How Gruesome Seal Deaths on the California Coast Revealed a Surprise Predator

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.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Water Animals Agriculture, Food & Gardening State of California

Ranchers, Tribes Clash Over Water, Salmon Ahead of Sweeping New Irrigation Regulations

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.

From YubaNet...

Animals

CDFW and Tule River Tribe of California Name Recently Discovered Wolf Pack

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.

From YubaNet...

Animals Sustainability

CDFW Releases Beavers Into the Wild for First Time in Nearly 75 Years

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.

From YubaNet...

Environment Animals

Millions of Birds Lose Precious Energy Due to New Year’s Eve Fireworks

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.

From SFGate...

Animals Housing

Coyotes More Likely To Turn Up at Wealthier Properties in San Francisco

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.

From New York Times...

Environment Animals

Plan to Eliminate Catalina’s Deer Infuriates Locals

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.

From Georgetown Gazette...

Business, Economy & Jobs Animals Community Service & Support

Community-Minded Veterinarian to Retire

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.

From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

Environment Animals United States

Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls

12/02/2023
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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.

From Sacramento Bee...

Animals Sustainability

White House Allocates Millions for Burps from California Cows

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.

From The Guardian...

Environment Animals

Southern California Has Wolves Again, for the First Time in Nearly 150 Years

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.

From YubaNet...

Animals Sustainability

NOAA: New Funding to Help Bring California Salmon Back from the Brink

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.

From LAist...

Animals Sustainability

A Big Year of Snow in California Was Horrific for Endangered Sheep

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.

From Daily Democrat...

Environment Animals

Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Ag Lands

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.

From YubaNet...

Art & Culture Animals

Graphic Novel Illustrates Plight of Mountain Lions

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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Business, Economy & Jobs Animals Agriculture, Food & Gardening Sustainability Government

Climate Credits for Cow Manure: Program May End Soon

10/19/2023
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As the state moves to a fully electric future, biofuels may be phased out along with credits for the cow poop that produces them.

From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

Health Animals

Poisonous Mushroom Causing Illness in Lake Tahoe

10/11/2023
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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.

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