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The Feds are determining whether to take the gray wolf off the Endangered Species list. What would delisting mean for wolves who move to California?
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Two oarfish that washed up on SoCal beaches this month offer a chance to learn things many Californians would probably rather not think about.
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Bats have far more to fear from us than we do from them.
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Salmon and rice go well together on the dinner table, and it turns out they may be good partners in the watershed as well.
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A surprising visitor to Lake Merritt, the tidal lagoon in the heart of the East Bay city's downtown.
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As evidence mounts that the Palen solar project's mirrors and concentrated solar energy each pose risks to wild birds, the project's backers have proposed a plan to reduce bird injuries that includes using plastic owls.
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The Feds have proposed granting the Mono Basin sage grouse protection as a Threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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NOAA Fisheries has decided to remove the eastern population of the Steller sea lion from protection as a Threatened species.
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The reports are predictable in a year in which a very large number of California sea lions have been reported as starving.
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Two California condors found dead in firefighters' "dip tanks" west of Tehachapi in the past month.
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A small seabird whose population has been declining for several years has been denied protection under federal law.
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The fact that California holds undiscovered populations of wildlife is no surprise.
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