Yolo County Animals Digest

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

UC Davis is for the birds. A pair of peregrine falcons to be precise.

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

The family friendly California Duck Days wetlands and wildlife festival will be held on April 26 at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters.

Join the Yolo Bird Alliance for an online meeting and lecture by two speakers about the decline of American Kestrels across much of North America on February 19 at 7PM over Zoom. Read on for more information about how to (virtually) attend.

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.

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

Read on for more information about the fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year contest and this year's winners.

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.

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

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.

A backyard poultry flock in Yolo County has been confirmed to have been infected with bird flu. Read on to learn more.

Plan to join upcoming Yolo Bird Alliance lecture and birding field trips. Read on to learn more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

You are invited to join the Yolo Bird Alliance on December 15 for their annual Christmas Bird Count. Read on to learn how you can contribute to science.

Learn how health officials and California dairies are responding, or not, to the explosive spread of bird flu through dairy herds across the state.

Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16 ships. Experts say invaders like mussels are inevitable under current rules and enforcement.

Bird flu has been spreading among dairy workers in California’s Central Valley, jumping from cows to people. A new suspected case in the Bay Area came from an unknown source.

Learn more about where in the Winters area mountain lions have been sighted, and advice for residents from the Winters Police.

Learn how you can join the Yolo Bird Alliance for the annual Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 15.

The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitos have been detected in more areas of Santa Clara County, prompting officials to hold meetings to discuss their response to the threat posed by the species. 

Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.

Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.

A strain of bird flu that imperiled California poultry and cattle has jumped to people. In humans, the symptoms are mild and the virus has not been transmitted among people.

Sign up for the Yolo Bird Alliance field trips on November 2 and 10 with experts to view local and migrating birds.

Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could harm more salmon and other endangered fish.

Forever homes are sought for the animals at the Yolo County Animal Services Shelter which is currently at capacity.

H5N1 bird flu has been reported in three California dairy herds.

The Elk Grove City Council voted to approve the move of the Sacramento Zoo to a 100 acre lot at Kammerer Road and Lotz Parkway.