A plan to build wildlife crossings on U.S. Route 395 reached a milestone this week.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the California spotted owl population in the Sierra Nevada as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. USFW has ...

It’s not every day wildlife biologists get to celebrate a moment like this. High in the rugged terrain of the southern Sierra Nevada, researchers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

The Big Melt is finally underway in the Sierra Nevada range, and soon there will be few wild places beyond the reach of water sounds: dripping, gurgling and roaring as runoff flows from lofty peaks to ...

A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada, a rare occurrence for an animal that's only been seen one other time in California over the last 100 years, state wildlife ...

One of California’s rarest mammals has been collared for the first time in the Sierra Nevada, making a potentially historic moment for the species. By collaring a Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A bushy-tailed fox recently caught on camera near Hosmer Lake is a Sierra Nevada red fox, a protected species that may be more visible of late due to wildfires or other reasons, a ...

The park may be best known for its giant trees, but there are tons of rare and endangered wildlife species roaming these woods, as well.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity today released documentation showing widespread damage to critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, mountain yellow-legged frog ...

Environmental leader Beth Pratt will discuss her book, “Yosemite Wildlife: The Wonder of Animal Life in California’s Sierra Nevada,” will give a presentation on Tuesday, May 26, at a meeting of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- If you're going to the Sierra, take note. Wildlife experts are reviewing reports of people being bitten by otters. "It is by far the most terrifying experience I have ever had ...