Sequencing work at San Diego’s Frozen Zoo expected to ‘dramatically expand’ science of conservation

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced this month it had entered into a partnership with gene-sequencing giant Illumina to use advanced DNA technology to study thousands of cryopreserved ...

Divers come face-to-face with extremely rare deep-water shark off California: ‘Terrifying’

This is the terrifying moment student divers came face-to-face with an extremely rare deep-water shark off California. Murky ...

California mountain lions are now considered ‘threatened,’ but only in certain regions

Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the ...

Former prospect Diego Cartaya, now in Giants camp, is happy to call the Dodgers his rival

Taught to hate his NL West rivals while wearing Dodger blue, now "I hate every single team that's not the Giants," Cartaya ...

‘Tiger King’ big cat euthanized at Pittsboro animal sanctuary. What they suspect

Carolina Tiger Rescue announced the loss of Naveen Tiger, a “charismatic” big cat whose health declined despite efforts to ...

Eagle champion Sandy Steers, who fought big developments throughout Big Bear, has died

Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle advocacy group announced that Sandy Steers, a biologist and the group’s executive director, ...
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Wildlife officials stunned by 'unprecedented influx' of bizarre animals

Across the United States and beyond, wildlife officers are fielding a crush of calls about animals that seem out of place, out of season, or simply overwhelmed by the conditions around them. From cold ...