Santa Clara County Local News: Animals


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

Image caption: RCDs look after the land, whether it’s used for grazing, growing, or getting out into nature.
California Dirt

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

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04/30/2025
An update on the endangered condors released in California three years ago.

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04/25/2025
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Sunnyvale's new partnership with Santa Clara County Animal Services has some major glitches.

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04/24/2025
A huge algae bloom is responsible for the deaths of sea lions, pelicans and whales off the California coast.

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04/15/2025
While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for sportsfishing in California.

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04/02/2025
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Ashley Byington brushes her horse Pete in his stall at Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos, smiling at his little huffs of air. Pete is the third horse she’s boarded there, and while she said it was “a great place to grow up,” the dilapidated stables have seen better days. With a push from the community, the facility is one step closer to restoring its former glory.

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03/27/2025
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Santa Clara County leaders are facing their most uncertain financial crisis since the pandemic, and they're turning every stone for ideas on wrangling extra money. That includes, for the first time, spaying and neutering pets.

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02/06/2025
Bird flu was detected in a stray cat in San Mateo County. Read on for more information.

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02/06/2025
A local backyard poultry flock has been confirmed by San Mateo County health officials to have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Read on for more information.

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02/03/2025
The statewide count of overwintering monarch butterflies shows a sharp drop in number. Read on to learn more.

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02/03/2025
For the past three years, more than 200,000 western monarch butterflies spent their winters along the California coast — huddling together in tall tree groves, finding respite from the wind from November to February.

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01/30/2025
The number of monarch butterflies overwintering in California are at a near-record low, and the wiping out of the Topanga butterfly habitat by the LA fires has made matters worse. Read on to learn more.

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01/29/2025
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The goats at the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center in San Martin have a new source of shade: an array of solar panels that generate power for the 37,000-square-foot shelter.

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01/23/2025
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The county Facilities and Fleet Department completed three solar arrays in 2024, part of a larger campaign to expand solar power capacity and battery storage at county facilities.

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12/26/2024
Following news of the death of pet cats from eating bird flu infected raw food or raw milk, CapRadio has information about how to protect your feline friends.

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12/23/2024
The invasive South American housecat-sized semi-aquatic rodent is making the Bay Area a new home, and that's a problem. Read on to learn what wildlife officials are doing about it.

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12/20/2024
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California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.

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12/19/2024
Keith Poulsen's jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack.

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12/18/2024
As the first serious case of bird flu in a human is reported and more dairy herds across the state are infected, California Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency. Read on to learn what that entails.

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11/29/2024
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A critical city report highlighting deteriorating conditions at the San Jose animal shelter echoes concerns advocates and former volunteers have raised for years.