Since falling to a low of 100 in 1999, the Catalina Island fox has rebounded to a number — 1,542 — above its previous level, thanks to conservationists’ efforts. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2012 The Catalina Island fox has made one of the most Read more…
Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT) now offers naturalist workshops geared for the senior citizen. Workshops offer a variety of topics; Learn about the local Calabasas and Native American history, hike in the Cold Creek Valley Preserve, and birdwatch at the Headwaters Corner. Learn from a plant specialist how to collect seeds Read more…
The young animal is the first wolf known to be at large in California since 1924. Wildlife authorities in both states have been monitoring the wolf since it set out from the Crater Lake area in September. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2011 By Julie Read more…
A GPS collar tracks the journey of the male gray wolf known as OR7 as he meanders through Oregon and approaches the California border. The prospect of the species’ reappearance in the Golden State is thrilling to conservationists and chilling to ranchers. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, Read more…
The 10-week-old mountain lions are discovered under a parked car and sent to a wildlife refuge in Calabasas. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2011 By Maria Hsin, Los Angeles Times Burbank animal control officers Tuesday rescued two malnourished mountain lion cubs that were hiding under Read more…
DFG Award Total Now Up to $16,700 Source of this article: The Malibu Surfside News, November 17, 2011 The Malibu City Council this week unanimously agreed to add $5000 to the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Read more…
Poaching death shines light on the battle to save area’s big cats Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 20, 2011 By Sylvie Belmond In addition to threats from traffic, pesticide poisoning and urban encroachment, the small number of mountain lions occupying the 250-square-mile Santa Monica Mountains wilderness Read more…
Investigators are hoping they’ll get a tip in the case of P-15, found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains in September. Source of this Article: The Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times A mountain lion found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains Read more…
The studies will be used by the Interior Department to decide whether to decommission the dams and open upper reaches of the river to chinook that have been blocked from spawning grounds for nearly a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Read more…
An anonymous band of artists paints a huge pair of scissors and a long dotted line on obsolete Matilija Dam near Ojai. The message? Tear the thing down already. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2011 By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times If life imitated art, Read more…