The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says fire plays a crucial role in Morro manzanita's lifecycle by triggering ...

Coyotes are lumped together with rats as animals that can be killed in any number in California. Rights groups want to change ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife ... Proponents included the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Burrowing Owl Preservation Society, Santa Clara Valley Audubon ...

Tragic incidents, such as a mountain lion killing a dog in Downieville and the rescue of a badly burned cat named Spirit from wildfire, reveal the dangers animals face. On a brighter note, Fiesta ...

California program director with Defenders of Wildlife. “The best available science demonstrates that most California spotted owl populations have been declining for many years. These new protections ...

The gray wolf is a protected endangered species in California. As the population recovers, run-ins with livestock and humans have become more common.

California announced that the State Water Project will deliver 50% of full water allotments this year, up from 40% last month ...

House Republicans vote to repeal a decision that placed a California fish, longfin smelt, on the endangered species list. Democrats and environmentalists condemned the action.

senior California representative for Defenders of Wildlife. “This is clearly a win for the desert tortoise, which has been on a path toward extinction for decades.” The groups are represented by the ...

Rachel Zwillinger, a California water policy adviser with the nonprofit Defenders of Wildlife, blasted the biological opinions as “essentially a death sentence for endangered salmon, delta smelt and ...

Read full article: Man pleads guilty to taking 2 baby bears from their den California wildlife officials say a Northern California man who admitted to taking two bear cubs from their den and ...

Southern California cities can expect to receive ... water policy advisor for the group Defenders of Wildlife. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.