The number treated in one month is more than half of the total seen in a typical year. Use of lead ammunition in hunting is blamed. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2013 A record number of 21 endangered California condors were treated at the Los Read more…
The largest birds in North America are closely monitored by local groups working to save the animals from extinction. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, September 5, 2013 As of July, there were a total of 429 California condors in California, Arizona and Baja, Mexico, according to figures Read more…
The plan would improve access and boost security in joint management by the Forest Service and Park Service of the area, which provides 70% of L.A. County’s open space. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2013 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday recommended designation of the Read more…
Species deemed harmful by NPS Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, March 28, 2013 Gary Haynes strolls on the grounds of Peter Strauss Ranch in rural Agoura about three times a week, enjoying the scenery, wildlife and the sweet smell of the towering eucalyptus trees on the property Read more…
The National Park Service would restore 203 acres along the Merced River and eliminate an ice rink, commercial horseback riding, hotel swimming pools and raft and bicycle rentals. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2013 Yosemite Valley would have more camp sites and parking spaces — Read more…
Source of this article: The Condor Call, journal of the Los Padres chapter of the Sierra Club, October-November 2012 By James Paxton “Be here at the office at 7:30 a.m. sharp. A minute late and you don’t work.” Coming from the initially intimidating veteran Mike Vaughn, Head Supervisor of work Read more…
Carcass found in Sycamore Canyon being studied in lab Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, November 1, 2012 Scientists are still trying to figure out what killed a 1-year-old female mountain lion found last week in the upper portion of Sycamore Canyon. The animal’s cause of death will Read more…
Efforts to save mountain yellow-legged frogs, which had been dwindling, seem to be paying off, with the fist-sized amphibians breeding in numbers not seen in decades. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2012 To reach one of the last wild populations of the mountain yellow-legged frog Read more…
The threat of development led Margot Feuer to be one of ‘the founding mothers’ of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2012 By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times After Margot Feuer moved to the hills of Malibu in Read more…
Native flora planted at an urban L.A. school draws insects, birds — and students’ interest. Also growing: science test scores. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2012 Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street. The neighborhood just west Read more…