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Aplodontia rufa, the mountain beaver | Photo: Jacob Kirkland, some rights reserved
Some California wildlife is abundant and easy to see. And then there are these critters.
Wildlife rescuer holds terminally poisoned bald eagle | Image: Dwickish
One of the Obama administration's last acts was a ban on using lead ammo in wildlife refuges. Ryan Zinke couldn't have that.
Parrot greets the morning on a West Covina power line. | Photo: John Liu, some rights reserved
Exotic parrots are increasingly common in California cities — and scientists don't really know whether they're doing other species harm.
Smug coyote | Photo: Josh More, some rights reserved
The study, already in progress in Los Angeles, is expanding to the community near Thousand Oaks.
At extinction's door; the Amargosa vole | Photo: UC Davis
California has more than its share of endangered wildlife. Here are ten of the most-imperiled species.
A Chinook salmon in the "parr" or fry stage | Photo: Oregon State University, some rights reserved
Flooding along the banks of the Sacramento may be a boon to young salmon... if they survive long enough to get there.
Coyote at Bolsa Chica wetlands | Photo: Teddy Llovet, some rights reserved
Some in the San Gabriel Valley community want to abandon a non-lethal control policy.
Monarch Butterly
They're delicate and bright and in trouble and they eat milkweed. But there's more.
Vaquita
The world's rarest marine mammal has seen its population drop by half in the last year, and will go extinct if extreme measures aren't taken to protect it.
Allen's hummingbird | Photo: Ingrid Taylar, some rights reserved
Conservationists say the species is declining. But are they looking in the right places at the right times?
Gray Wolf
If you thought all Californians were welcoming the state's new gray wolf population with open arms, think again.
Coyote pup
Green types are lauding federal agencies these days, but this agency is being shut out of the lovefest. And for good reason.
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