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Many in the Eastern Sierra are concerned about a decline in mule deer and eager to see a wildlife crossing rise in a roadkill hot spot.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is recommending listing mountain lions in Southern California and the Central Coast as threatened.
California wildlife officials are now allowing mountain lions to be killed to protect endangered bighorn sheep, changing a nearly decade-long practice of just moving them.
A firefighter with the National Park Service says a fire wiped out more than a thousand Joshua trees amid the government shutdown. Restoration could be limited by a depleted staff, they said.
A new wolf pack has been confirmed in Plumas County. Though another pack was recently euthanized, state wildlife officials say the population of the endangered predators is growing.
At some national parks such as Joshua Tree and Death Valley, it’s been hard to tell the federal government is shut down.
Reporting on California’s wildlife is fun, but there’s plenty of controversy. Case in point: A battle over a plan to kill hundreds of thousands of West Coast owls.
A plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save spotted owls overcame a major threat when senators this week failed to pass a Republican-led effort to keep it from happening.
GOP legislators and animal rights activists have sought to stop a plan to cull barred owls to save spotted owls. The timber industry has joined environmentalists in raising the alarm about consequences if it doesn’t happen.
