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Split image showing a dog behind kennel bars on one side and two kittens behind cage bars on the other, both in shelter environments.

Not Every Shelter Pet Sent To Rescue Is Traceable After Transfer

Public shelters send animals to private rescues to save their lives. But without strong oversight, those pets can disappear from public records. 

Not Every Shelter Pet Sent To Rescue Is Traceable After Transfer

Public shelters send animals to private rescues to save their lives. But without strong oversight, those pets can disappear from public records. 

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Pacific Heat Waves Put Loggerheads In Gillnet Danger

Endangered loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific from Japan and can appear off Southern California during warm-water events. NOAA has closed key waters to large-mesh drift gillnets for summer 2026,...

Pacific Heat Waves Put Loggerheads In Gillnet Danger

Endangered loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific from Japan and can appear off Southern California during warm-water events. NOAA has closed key waters to large-mesh drift gillnets for summer 2026,...

Split image showing a mallard duck standing in shallow lake water beside kayakers paddling along a rocky Lake Tahoe shore.

Toxic Glyphosate Is Being Sprayed Near Tahoe Wildlife Habitat

The U.S. Forest Service approved a restoration plan that could allow glyphosate and other herbicides in the Lake Tahoe Basin after the Caldor Fire. Residents and conservation advocates are demanding...

Toxic Glyphosate Is Being Sprayed Near Tahoe Wildlife Habitat

The U.S. Forest Service approved a restoration plan that could allow glyphosate and other herbicides in the Lake Tahoe Basin after the Caldor Fire. Residents and conservation advocates are demanding...

Split image of a close-up wet fur seal beside a large group of fur seals crowded on a rocky beach.

Industrial Trawlers Threaten Nursing Fur Seal Mothers

Northern fur seal pups wait on St. Paul Island while their mothers search the Bering Sea for pollock. Conservationists say industrial trawlers are competing with nursing mothers in critical feeding...

Industrial Trawlers Threaten Nursing Fur Seal Mothers

Northern fur seal pups wait on St. Paul Island while their mothers search the Bering Sea for pollock. Conservationists say industrial trawlers are competing with nursing mothers in critical feeding...

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A Record Whale Gathering Reveals A Stunning Ocean Comeback

A stretch of ocean off South Africa turned chaotic when hundreds of humpback whales surfaced, fed, and filled the water with spray.

A Record Whale Gathering Reveals A Stunning Ocean Comeback

A stretch of ocean off South Africa turned chaotic when hundreds of humpback whales surfaced, fed, and filled the water with spray.

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Development Sprawl Is Cutting Off Mountain Lion Habitat

Southern California mountain lions are already trapped by roads, sprawl, rodenticides, and shrinking habitat. Now a 1,300-acre development near Castaic Lake could block a critical wildlife path. 

Development Sprawl Is Cutting Off Mountain Lion Habitat

Southern California mountain lions are already trapped by roads, sprawl, rodenticides, and shrinking habitat. Now a 1,300-acre development near Castaic Lake could block a critical wildlife path.