Environmental News

Researchers at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area are trying to better understand animal survival tactics.

Plants have evolved ways to make ants defend them from attacks and spread their seeds, and this new study shows how it happened.

A warming climate is pushing organisms towards the circumpolar areas and mountain peaks. A recently conducted study on changes in bird populations reveals that protected areas slow down the north-bound retreat of species.

The Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society, with co-host Los Olivos Library, invites the public to learn more about the reintroduction and recovery of gray wolves in California and elsewhere in the West after nearly 90 years’ absence in the wild.

California loves its locally sourced meat and dairy, but conservationists claim the foodie trend can cause serious damage to the state’s grasslands.

California voters rejected borrowing nearly $9 billion for water infrastructure improvement projects despite the state suffering from chronic water scarcity.

Pasadena’s Public Health Director Michael Johnson will brief the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on Monday about the progress of an Urban Wildlife Management Plan that the department is preparing to provide guidance for City staff and area residents.

Whether or not birds get loopy on certain berries, one thing is certain: in fall and winter when insects are not as plentiful, many bird species rely on berry-producing trees, bushes, vines and groundcovers, to either fatten up for migration, or simply to sustain themselves on their home turf.

Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students at Montessori Center School set out on a voyage in October to spend five days at the Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) in the Channel Islands.

Researchers compared wild bee communities in the tropical dry forest of Mexico living in three habitat conditions: preserved vegetation, agricultural sites and urbanized areas.