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It’s not just bears: These hibernating animals may surprise you
Here are some hibernators that are a lot more unexpected than the average bear.
Bald eagle lays egg in Southern California mountains
An egg has been laid in a nest shared by two bald eagles in Southern California and nature lovers will anxiously watch for the hatching via an online live feed .
Mockingbirds: Masters of Mimicry, with just a Note of Mystery!
Mockingbirds sing one heckuva lot. You can hear them all year long.
For World Wildlife Day 2019, The United Nations Hones In On The Problem Of Ocean Plastic
World Wildlife Day celebrates the wide diversity of plants and animals across the planet while raising awareness about the threats facing them.
The Senate Just Passed a Bill Protecting National Parks and We Couldn’t Be Happier
On February 12, the U.S. Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act, which designates 1.3 million acres of wilderness for environmental protection.
California retired woman nurses hummingbirds back to health
A retired nurse in California is back to nursing, but she’s not nursing humans.
The Southern California wildflower hotline is standing by for your calls
Fun bonus, actor Joe Spano of “NCIS” and “Hill Street Blues” fame is the voice of the Wildflower Hotline.
Branching out on the Carrizo Plain
Driving slowly along Soda Lake Road in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, I noticed a flash of a four-legged critter 50 yards away to the west. An endangered San Joaquin kit fox had just dived into its grassland den.
In Show of Bipartisanship, House Approves a Sweeping Land Conservation Bill
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first significant public lands conservation bill in years, designating more than one million acres of wilderness for environmental protection and permanently reauthorizing a federal program to pay for conservation measures.
Wildlife and off-roaders gain room to roam in California’s new desert protection act
In the latest round of a 25-year battle to save the California desert, House lawmakers approved a sweeping conservation bill Tuesday that designates more terrain for wildlife and off-roaders alike and sets the stage for a final signature by President Trump.