CA: Endangered Species & Wildlife
Major progress in effort to protect CA giant sequoias from megafires
Crews have been ramping up wildfire resilience projects to thin out brush and dead wood in California's giant sequoia groves, clearing twice as many …
Partial shutdown of crab fishing season considered to protect whales
A working group convened by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife meets today to consider a partial closure of the commercial Dungeness crab …
CA bill aims to reduce marine mammal entanglements in set gillnets
A new bill aims to reduce the number of sea lions, sharks, rays, skates and giant sea bass dying off the coast of Southern California in huge set …
CA coral reefs protected as new fishing areas reopen
Good news for fishing crews and marine conservationists: Large fishing grounds are reopening, while other areas receive new protections. Some 4,500 …
Endangered Species Act turns 50 today
Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law - establishing protections that saved species such as the …
Endangered sea turtle killed by discarded fishing gear in CA
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife just announced a marine warden discovered an endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle dead, drowned …
Analysis: Crews only report 6% of marine mammals caught in set gillnets
A new analysis by Oceana found crews in the California set gillnet fishery have severely underreported the number of seals and sea lions caught and ki…
Feds Seek Public Input on Whether to Help Sea Otters Expand Range
The public can weigh in on the possibility of reintroducing sea otters to stretches of the California and Oregon coasts at a series of open houses thi…
CA Spotted Owl Protections Open for Public Comment
The Biden administration is now taking public comments on a proposal to grant the California Spotted Owl protection under the Endangered Species Act…
Experts: Wildlife Crossings Can Help Adapt to Changing Climate
Wildlife crossings save lives, both human and animal, by allowing migrating species to avoid oncoming traffic and move over or under roads and …
Monarch Butterfly Winter Count Shows Significant Improvement
This winter, volunteers counted more than 335,000 Western monarch butterflies in an annual survey, a big improvement over the last few years…
Conteo invernal de mariposa monarca muestra mejoría significativa
Este invierno, los voluntarios contaron más de 335,000 mariposas monarca occidentales en el estudio anual, lo que supone una gran mejora …