SAN FRANCISCO— A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast network of off-road vehicle routes in the West Mojave Desert.

California lawmakers have passed a pair of bills aimed at making the landscape safer for wildlife threatened by habitat fragmentation and ubiquitous rat poison. AB 1889, known as the Room to Roam Act, ...

A new law directs local jurisdictions to consider and protect wildlife movement in their land-use plans. The effort builds on previous legislation that targeted animal passage and safety on state ...

A Yellowstone grizzly bear with a cub. (Frank van Manen/U.S. Geological Survey photo) SB 1305 would require California to study the feasibility of reintroducing grizzly bears. Lawmakers question ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Wildlife advocates finished a road ...

We speak with , Ashley Overhouse, the Water Policy Advisor for Defenders of Wildlife and Kim Delfino, the President and Founder of Earth Advocacy who are working to safeguard the California ...

Employees at the conservation group Defenders of Wildlife plan to strike Tuesday and Wednesday over disputes with management about wage increases and access to benefits, the organization’s staff union ...