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OJAI, CA - October 07, 2026: An Eastern box turtle in its wooden enclosure at the Turtle Conservancy in Ojai, CA, on Oct. 7, 2026. (Julie Leopo / For The Times)
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How L.A. became a turtle smuggling hot spot, pushing this rescue group to the brink

Eric Goode, the documentarian behind ‘Tiger King’ and ‘Chimp Crazy,’ also runs the Turtle Conservancy in Ojai. It’s been operating on overdrive as the illegal turtle trade out of LAX and the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach has climbed.

JOSHUA TREE, CA - OCTOBER 06, 2026: Whisper, a rescue dog trained to help sniff out scat, is rewarded with a favorite toy after finding a sample during a demonstration near Yucca Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Jennifer Hartman, left, and Heath Smith are with Rogue Detection Teams that help with wildlife surveys. The scat samples help biologists gather data about the area wildlife. The Mojave Desert Land Trust is leading a project to build two wildlife crossings over State Route 62 near Morongo Valley and Yucca Valley. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs

Agoura Hills, CA - October 07, 2026: A drone photograph of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 in Agoura Hills, CA. One of the project's most recent milestones was completion of the concrete deck on the bridge that spans across Agoura Road. This phase of work was the culmination of a complex and multi-agency effort that moved multiple high-voltage power lines and telecommunication lines, underground and rerouted and upgraded a regional waterline, all while protecting two natural creeks and preserving dozens of heritage oak trees. To build the foundation of that structure, crews also had to drill and construct dozens of 75-foot-deep concrete pile structures along Agoura Road. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)

World’s largest wildlife crossing is on track to open this winter — unless El Niño intervenes

This aerial view shows a rainbow over the flowering Atacama Desert near Copiapo, Chile, on September 17, 2026. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP via Getty Images)

Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

Children play in the surf on a beach near Paradise Cove in Malibu with cliffs showing in the background on right

Kayaker reportedly tangles with shark while fishing, is bitten, knocked into water, bitten again

Watch dogs pulled from the Pacific after van plunges into the surf near Malibu

Jackie ‘brought us together’: Fans say goodbye to beloved Big Bear bald eagle

Botswana has so many elephants it approved the killing of 23 for independence celebrations

Pasadena’s white peacock Sugar, beaten by mail carrier, is relocated to private California ranch

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Dewatered Scott River near Fort Jones, CA with alfalfa fields in the background. Taken September 5, 2026. Photo credit: Water Climate Trust. The Scott River, a major key tributary to the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, California, supports one of the most important remaining wild, self-sustaining populations of coho and Chinook salmon in the state

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A California river has dried up. Critics say the state should do more to protect its salmon

Portions of Northern California’s Scott River have dried up. Critics say state regulators should do more to keep the river flowing for salmon.

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