Animals & Pets

Advertisement

Headlines

A sea lion was estimated at about 2 years old when it was found shot in the back at Bolsa Chica State Beach August 7, 2024.

Sea lion dies after being shot in Orange County. Officials offer $20,000 reward

A male sea lion died one day after it was discovered with a gunshot wound in its back, Orange County authorities said.

Oct. 10, 2024
LASKEVIEW, C ALIF. - AUG. 31, 2022. Cows feed at Mavro Holsteins dairy farm in Lakeview, Calif. The state has a goal of reducing methane emissions from the dairy industry by 40 percent by 2030. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Bird flu is spreading rapidly among California dairy cows. Will milk prices rise?

Oct. 10, 2024
PARLIER CALIF SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - Houston Wilson, a researcher with the Kearney Agricultural Research Center, talks about almonds in the field as part of a large group who are finding innovative ways in the state, along with local farmers, that are backed by the federal government to manage an invasive almond pest, like moths, by sterilizing them with x-rays at the Kearney Agricultural Research Center in Parlier, Calif., Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024. (Gary Kazanjian/For The Times)

Sex, radiation and mummies: How farms are fighting a pesky almond moth without pesticides

Oct. 7, 2024
HOLLYWOOD-CA-OCTOBER 1, 2024: A group of residents from the Antelope Valley including Diane Swick, Cindy Farrow, and Mary Jeters, from left, exit the Hollywood Courthouse after attending a hearing to determine a placement recommendation for Christopher Hubbart, a violent sexual predator who was dubbed the "Pillowcase Rapist" for a series of rapes and other sex crimes, on October 1, 2024. The proposal to house Hubbard in the Antelope Valley town of Juniper Hills has brought calls from Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Dist. Atty. George Gascon for residents to voice their concerns. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

This L.A. suburb says it’s a ‘dumping ground’ for sex offenders. Residents want to stop that

Oct. 5, 2024
FILE- A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm outside Jerome, Idaho, on March 11, 2009. A California man is going to prison for running a cow pat-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure. Ray Brewer of Porterville was sentenced Tuesday, June 27, 2023, to six years and nine months in federal prison for a scam that bilked investors out of nearly $9 million. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)

‘More serious than we had hoped’: Bird flu deaths mount among California dairy cows

Oct. 4, 2024

Klamath River dam removal brings hope for threatened salmon

Oct. 4, 2024

California reports two confirmed cases of bird flu infection in Central Valley dairy workers

Oct. 5, 2024

New California law aims to protect free movement of mountain lions and other wildlife

Oct. 3, 2024

Decision to reduce water flows in California’s delta sparks debate over imperiled fish

Oct. 2, 2024
Advertisement
Scientists recaptured P-22 in late March and, after noticing crusting on his hair and skin, treated him for mange. Credit: National Park Service

Climate & Environment

California enacts unprecedented restrictions on rat poisons in bid to protect wildlife

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that expands a moratorium on all types of a blood-thinning rat poison that has unintentionally sickened other animals.

Oct. 1, 2024

More

Subscribers are Reading

Advertisement

Most Read

Advertisement
Advertisement