Monterey County Animals Articles

California Rodeo Salinas isn’t set to take place until July, but organizers are asking fans to take action now by calling Los Angeles City Council members and urging them not to pass a “rodeo ban.” The proposed ordinance, requested by…

It's that time of year again when the birds of prey at Pinnacles National Park are nesting and, in order for the various bird species to reach their full potential, the park's superintendent has issued a climbing and hiking advisory,…

SOLEDAD — Annual measures to protect nesting raptors of Pinnacles National Park, located five miles east of Soledad, were reinstated as of Jan. 18. According to Park Superintendent Blanca Alvarez Stransky, 12 pairs of Prairie and Peregrine Falcons produced a …

Elkhorn Slough, the federally protected estuary in Moss Landing, is estimated to have already lost more than 70 percent of its salt marshes – its dominating natural feature. A new study led by a UC Santa Barbara researcher and the…

It’s often said humans have spent more time learning about outer space than the Earth’s own oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is ocean, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, more than 80 percent…

Despite myriad obstacles, Dungeness crab remains one of the most valuable commercial fisheries in California. Here’s how it works.

LA Times staff writer Louis Sahagun reports from the front lines of the battle to preserve California’s most endangered species.

Casper, the snow-white Risso's dolphin who has been a regional sensation since he first discovered munching on squid in the Monterey Bay in 2015, paid a visit to our shores this weekend.

What do resource conservation districts protect? Pretty much everything that’s worth saving.

This year, an estimated 60,000 birds have been poisoned by botulism in one of the oldest waterfowl conservation reserves in the state.

Monterey County Weekly’s Christopher Neely writes about the havoc wrought by feral pigs, whose success is due to “factors ranging from natural to political.”