Return of the California Condor
In this forest thick with trees up to 600 years old lives the southernmost population of the California condor (Gymnogyps ...
12 Northern California gray wolves fitted with satellite tracking collars for study
The wolves were captured from and released back to three packs in Siskiyou, Lassen and Sierra counties, state wildlife officials said.
A new strain of bird flu is found on a California duck farm
A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were euthanized.
Record 9 wild condor chicks fledged in 2024, as Central California flock continues to grow
Last year was an exceptional milestone for the Central California condor flock, as nine wild chicks fledged from their parents’ nests, “the highest number of chicks (to fledge) in the program’s ...
How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a newer variant of the H5N1 virus. That variant is called H5N1 D1.1, the USDA ...
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You might see injured wild animals in fire areas. Here's what to do
Wildlife rehab centers across Southern California are already taking in injured animals — and people are likely to come across more of them as they're allowed back into evacuated areas.