California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native reptiles. A growing number of lizards, snakes, and turtles from other parts of ...

This strain of avian influenza emerged in 2022 and brought major losses in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and beyond.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two ...

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Long-term research in California shows that many bird populations increase after wildfires and can remain more abundant in burned areas for decades, especially following moderate fires. Although some ...

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As 2024 came to an end, bird flu dominated headlines. The virus, technically known as avian influenza, was being detected in raw milk, dairy farms and even children, my colleagues Susanne Rust and ...

By keeping rodents and small fruit-eating birds out of the orchards, kestrels were found to be an effective means of pest ...

A common nighthawk perches on a log in a soft crate at Iowa Bird Rehabilitation in Des Moines. A nonprofit that grew out of one woman’s basement in Des Moines rehabilitates thousands of wild birds ...

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It’s understandable if you’ve never heard of the coastal marten. These secretive—but adorable—woodland carnivores nearly went extinct. Fortunately, these ferret-sized mammals are making a slow ...