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BAKERSFIELD, CALIF SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 -- An area of the drying Kern River where dead fish are counted and logged in, while environmental groups are engaged in lawsuits that seek to require flows in the river to continue throughout the year in Bakersfield, Calif., Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024. (Gary Kazanjian / For The Times)

‘It’s really sad’: River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish

A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed.
Palm Desert, CA - September 13: Two Sandhill Cranes named Nile and Daphne Crane, who have arthritis, are among nearly 50 animals evacuated from the Big Bear Zoo due to smoke from the Bridge Fire to The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The Big Bear Alpine Zoo, which is being threatened by the Line fire, has evacuated its animals to the Living Desert in Palm Desert. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A California zoo, an advancing wildfire and a delicate rescue operation

Sept. 18, 2024
Approximately 170 Endangered southern mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa) were released into their native habitat in the San Gabriel Mountains on Aug. 29 and 30, 2023. Animal care staff from the Los Angeles Zoo joined conservationists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to an undisclosed site to conduct the release.

Endangered frogs threatened by California wildfires once again. A rescue could be in order

Sept. 15, 2024
Holstein cows at Riverview Dairy in Pixley, California, on March 12, 2020. The liquid part of their manure is directed into a nearby anaerobic digester, which captures methane that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

California reports a total of eight H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds

Sept. 13, 2024
Photo shows fossils, juvenile megalodon shark teeth on right (2), great white ancestor and mako sharks in middle, and smaller sharks on left, that were recovered from San Pedro High School.

A huge deposit of marine fossils found under San Pedro High School

Sept. 13, 2024

Puppy pipeline: How we reported the story

Sept. 12, 2024
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Inside California’s brutal underground market for puppies: Neglected dogs, deceived owners, big profits

Sept. 12, 2024

California purging thousands of puppy import records

Sept. 12, 2024

Three more California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu

Sept. 11, 2024
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Mammoth Lakes, California-Sept. 5, 2024-A 500-pound bear, nicknamed Victor

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A bear crashed a picnic and swiped at a woman’s leg. Wildlife cops had a decision to make

Victor the bear was notorious for mooching meals at Mammoth Lakes campgrounds, but when he crashed a steak and wine dinner, things escalated quickly.

Sept. 11, 2024

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