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Riders capture a grizzly bear. Courtesy of the Security Pacific National Bank Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
Black bears may be a surprisingly recent arrival to Southern California, but larger and more terrifying bears once roamed the Los Angeles area.
Mike Taugher. | Photo: @miketaugher/Twitter
California lost a principled voice in support of environmental protection and open government.
A section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall along the Imperial Dunes.
The U.S. Senate thinks the "Border Surge" will make the country more secure.
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Certain shark species have been reduced by as much as 90 percent. Extinction is forever. Is it worth texture in a bowl of soup?
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Things have been getting worse for the Townsend's big-eared bat in recent decades.
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Lead poisoning from ammunition takes an extreme and painful toll on animals, and threatens the integrity of the environment.
A Santa Cruz Island Fox. | Photo: Courtesy The Nature Conservancy
The fox population on Santa Cruz Island has recovered in just 10 years. Its story can teach us about nature, conservation, and the future.
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A reminder for visitors to stick to the trail and avoid the vegetated areas where ticks like to hang out.
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Neighbors see the encroaching coyote population as a consequence of the growing movement to naturalize the Los Angeles River.
Monolopia in bloom earlier this week. | Photo: Courtesy Michael Clendenen/Wind Wolves Preserve
Although wildflower blooms aren't looking great so far this year, spring is in the air at Wind Wolves Preserve in Kern County.
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One of science fiction's landmarks has been holding down Los Angeles' water since 1984.
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If it seems to you you've heard the word "milk-vetch" come up in one desert environmental issue after another, you're remembering right.
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