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HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 21: Commercial fisherman George Jue prepares swordfish scraps to use as crab fishing bait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. This year's salmon fishing season, which typically starts in May, is likely to be severely restricted - or possibly canceled for a second straight year. (Loren Elliott / For The Times)

Low salmon numbers in California could prompt shutdown of fishing for a record third straight year

California’s fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or sharply limit fishing this year.

Big Bear, California-March 4, 2025-Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have welcomed two hatchlings, the first just before 11:30 p.m. Monday. The Friends of Big Bear Valley operates a 24-hour webcam that monitors the eagles' nest 145 feet up in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake. (The Friends of Big Bear Valley)

The (baby) eagles have landed! Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome two hatchlings

FILE - In this June 1995, file photo a Northern Spotted owl sits on a branch in Point Reyes, Calif. Wildlife officials say the northern spotted owl has been listed under the California Endangered Species Act. A federal judge on July 5, 2022, threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen those species protections. (AP Photo/Tom Gallagher, File)

Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one’s left to count them

SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA--JANUARY 3, 2019--Large red abalone live in the laboratory at the Southern California Marine Institute in San Pedro, tended to by scientist with The Bay Foundation. Red abalone, which have black tentacles, match up closest to white abalone in biology, as well as how deep they tend to live. Scientists have been practicing all year with red abalone, which can easily be bought from an aquaculture farm, to figure out the best way to ultimately put white abalone into the ocean. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)

Police snare live abalone, a turtle and meth during Sonoma County traffic stop

The City of San Bernardino Department of Animal Services was the victim of an early morning break-in on Wednesday, February 26 at its facility, resulting in the release of dozens of dogs and the discovery of four escaped dogs placed in a nearby trash dumpster. Authorities were on the scene shortly after the break-in and a person of interest is in custody on unrelated charges.

25 dogs set loose during break-in at SoCal shelter: Louise the Chihuahua still missing

As egg prices soar, Trump administration targets California law and H5N1 bird flu

California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, authorities say. They were in for a shock

Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?

L.A. coyotes less likely to spend time in wealthy areas in their home range, study finds

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CDFW Captures and Collared 12 Gray Wolves in Northern California. Malia Byrtus, California Wolf Project/UC Berkeley

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A dozen wolves collared in California as officials seek to track the growing population

California wildlife officials recently outfitted 12 gray wolves with satellite collars, allowing enhanced monitoring of the population that has started to take off in recent years.

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