The destruction of Washington state’s Elwha Dam gets underway. The removal of the dam and a companion will allow salmon to swim upriver for the first time in a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2011 By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Port Read more…
The 15-month-old male may have collided with a vehicle near the Getty Center. The National Park Service had outfitted the animal with a tracking device. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times One of roughly a half-dozen mountain lions living in Read more…
Even Formula 409 has proven ineffective at destroying the New Zealand mudsnail, an asexually reproducing invasive species that poses a threat to steelhead restoration efforts and native creatures. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2010 They’re nearly always pregnant, like the mythical tribbles of “Star Trek” Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2009 from the Washington Post Washington — Interior Department officials ignored key scientific findings when they limited water flows in the Grand Canyon to optimize generation of electric power there, risking damage to the ecology of the spectacular landmark, according Read more…
Many of the ‘midnight regulations’ open wilderness for oil and gas drilling, and loosen environmental safeguards. President Bush has pushed 53 through in three weeks, researchers say Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2008 As the hour grows late, President Bush, like many chief executives before him, Read more…
Room to stretch a Frog’s Red Legs Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2008. By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer California’s red-legged frog may be getting some of its land back. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed on Tuesday to more than triple Read more…
Foothill residents are reminded that the Southland still has a wild side. Experts say the big cats routinely venture into civilization, but most go unnoticed. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2008. By Joe Mozingo, Times Staff Writer An engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Read more…
The 200-pound animal was subdued with tranquilizers and released in Los Padres National Forest. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2007 A 200-pound black bear that wandered into a neighborhood near downtown Ventura this week was safely subdued and returned to the Los Padres National Forest, Read more…
Some Bradbury residents say it should be a wake-up call for the city to take a more hands-on approach to dealing with the animals. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2007 Those who live against the San Gabriel Mountains in Bradbury and surrounding foothill neighborhoods are Read more…
He also lifts a $5,000-a-day fine he imposed on Los Angeles in September 2005. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2007 Preceding Article The long legal battle stemming from Los Angeles’ diversion of the Lower Owens River nearly a century ago took a historic turn Wednesday Read more…