Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Thanks to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, signed by former President Richard Nixon, which makes it illegal to hunt, ...

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, a new study finds. The team seeks to help ...

Federal data only tells part of the story of how the global wildlife trade is fueling nature loss, a new study shows.

In January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires hit Southern California. Lives were lost. Homes and businesses were ...

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...

Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group rounds up President Trump’s initial volley of Executive Orders focusing on the environment ...

We all need an occasional chance to focus on the untamed, and remind ourselves that we are a part of it. That might go double ...

A paper published on February 12 in the journal Ecology details how the researchers used motion-triggered cameras placed at ...

It's 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented a mandate to establish an ambitious network of marine protected areas ...