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Plaintiffs in a wind facility case will argue for an injunction to protect California condors.
San Juan National Historical Park, shown here, is near land conservationists hope becomes a national monument, which could become reality under the Antiquities Act. |
Democrats -- and President Obama -- must stop Republicans from gutting the Antiquities Act.
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The science behind "the higher you go, the cooler you get."
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Despite their reputation, only one or two shark attacks a year are recorded in California, with a death about once a decade.
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Though it's incredibly unlikely that you'll be truly threatened by a wild mountain lion, we offer tips on how to manage the situation.
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A teenage female was paddleboarding with a group about 200 yards from shore when a shark bit her board several times.
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It's that time of year again in the desert when throughout the urban desert, mockingbirds start to defend their nests again, harassing just about every living thing that comes near.
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Though the vast majority of unpleasant interactions with rattlesnakes are avoidable, sometimes accidents do happen, even if a rattlesnake would much rather leave you alone.
The dreaded Brown Recluse. Hide the children! | Creative Commons photo by A. Jaszlics
We have nothing to worry about from Brown Recluses in California. At least that's what the debunkers say. But even though those debunkers are correct, the situation is slightly more complicated than the facts might lead you to believe.
<em>G. agassizii</em> in the Mojave National Preserve | Chris Clarke photo
Biologists have determined that the southwest's desert tortoise population actually consists of two distinct species. Does this finding mean changes in the way we treat those species' habitat?
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But that doesn't mean the condor is out of danger. Plans are still in effect to fill in and pave over their breeding grounds.
The border fence at the Imperial Sand Dunes in California
Republicans once again are attacking America's sacred wildlands, using its anti-immigrant rhetoric as cover for its assault on critical federal environmental protections.
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