The Riverside County Department of Animal Services fends off criticism that it should have waited to turn over the animals to sanctuaries willing to take them.

A potentially more dangerous strain of the mpox virus was detected for the first time in a San Francisco resident. It is the ...

Nearly 300 birds, fish, mammals and other critters have federal protection in the Golden State.

California is a special state for a number of reasons, one being that it contains some of the most ecologically improbable ...

Animal control officers in Placer County responded to reports of a zebra on the loose in Lincoln, Calif. The animal was ...

The three female otters surf the snow, their forward momentum pulling them across the slick surface like kids on a Slip ’N ...

Gray wolf attacks on livestock are rising in Northern California. Ranchers say the losses are mounting as wolf packs spread ...

California condors, the largest land bird in North America, almost went extinct in the late 1980s. But successful breeding programs such as the one at the Oregon Zoo have helped raise their worldwide ...

Adoption fees will be waived for the ducks in Riverside County that need to find a new home.

Animal-derived skin care products are gaining popularity, from salmon sperm facials to moisturizers made with beef tallow — ...

Where, when, and how to see marine mammals in the Golden State, from sunny SoCal to the Bay Area.

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