The animals are known to wreak havoc on infrastructure and aquatic habitats.

Cesar Gustavo Diaz, 25, of Watts pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty Feb. 19. He was also ordered to ...

State fish and game officials declared mountain lions in the Central Coast and Southern California threatened under the state ...

A Sierra Nevada red fox, one of the rarest carnivores, was detected near Lake Tahoe for the first time in decades, offering hope for the Threatened species.

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird ...

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

Cesar Gustavo Diaz captured the bird at Amelia Mayberry Park in Los Angeles County in June 2025, the California Department of ...

The outbreak marks the first cases of HPAI H5N1 in marine mammals in California and the first detection in northern elephant ...

February 15, 2026 - A painting of band-tailed pigeons has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2025-26 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. The painting was created ...

February 22, 2026 - The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) at its Feb. 11-12 meeting voted to list mountain ...

Three cannabis-processing workers were also located at the site by authorities. The California Highway Patrol says that after further investigation, officers determined that it was likely that the wor ...

California wildlife regulators voted to list several mountain lion populations as 'threatened' under the state's Endangered Species Act.