California's northern temperate coastline is a beautiful and bracing geography full of peaceful natural landscapes. This ...

Cuts to the federal agencies that manage national parks, science and public lands are expected to result in firings across ...

The wild bear “did not appear aggressive” and didn’t enter any animal habitats, officials said. It did appear interested in ...

In his revered 1917 poem “The Wild Swans at Coole,” Irish writer William Butler Yeats describes the fabled birds as brilliant ...

Employees are accustomed to seeing wildlife such as skunks, raccoons, squirrels and opossum around the zoo; as well as wild ...

For years, the legend of the surfboard-stealing sea otter of Santa Cruz, California, has circulated via news reports and on social media. Delighted social media users have spread ...

The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind people to adhere to the warnings from the National Weather Service regarding beach ...

A group of bears was spotted relaxing in the trees above a neighborhood in Encino on Wednesday afternoon, drawing a small ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife previously recommended that kayakers should keep at least 60 feet away from sea otters and avoid large ...

Mute swans are not protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as they were introduced from Europe in the ...