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It's National Bat Week, so here's an appreciation of the flying mammals of the Golden State.
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Despite alarming reports that California's forests are threatened by intense wildfire, our forest ecosystems actually need more fire.
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The Shasta Pack, California's first wild wolf pack in a century, is closely related to wolves in Oregon.
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A cultural history of conservationist efforts to save the Devils Hole pupfish along with the endemic species of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
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That stuff you're thinking of draping your trees and shrubs in for Halloween might cause unlucky wild animals some serious harm.
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Science shows that bark beetles don't increase the threat of wildfire, but they do play a crucial role in supporting healthy forests.
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Quite a few environmental bills have been signed into law in California this month.
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The bad news: the vaquita is probably down to fewer than 50 individuals. The good news: a gillnet ban may be working to protect the animals.
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That video of a guy poking a sleeping sea otter in the belly? He broke a federal law.
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Even the "worst" fires may be good for wildlife in the long run.
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The Joshua tree is in trouble in a warming world, and a wildlife protection group wants the spiky tree declared a threatened species.
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Bigfoot hunters set out wildlife cameras in Del Norte County and made a remarkable discovery... but it wasn't Bigfoot.
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