Wildlife lovers of all ages are in for a treat this Sunday, April 27 from noon -4pm when the California Wildlife Center in Calabasas opens their doors (typically closed to the public) for behind-the-scenes tours, up-close encounters and children’s activities. Admission is free and human-friendly refreshments will be served. Be prepared to learn about the […]
Putting a face on the scope of species threatened with extinction, the latest exhibit from Venice’s G2 Galley is an exhaustive exhibit that features images of more than 300 individual critters and plant life that could go the way of the dodo and the passenger pigeon if we don’t watch out. Showcasing the work of […]
We like how the Pacific pocket mouse thinks: if the winter just keeps blowing cold and rainy, the small 4 1/2-inch sized mouse will often return underground to hibernate until the weather takes a turn for the better. Why bother when you can sleep? Once thought to be extinct for 20 years, the hand-sized rodent […]
They are so close…but seldom seen. And when a mountain lion makes an appearance here in SoCal, it becomes (for better or worse) a media event. Looking past the hype and hoopla about our urban felines, Coral O’Riley of the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area is presenting a one-day only walk and talk about “Big […]
Do they only come out at night? We don’t know, but we do know there are more of the scurrying reptiles on three of California’s Channel Islands. About 21 million…and counting. Yesterday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the island night lizard – protected since 1977 – has successfully recovered and has taken the four-inch lizard off the […]
Of course, the new Pollinator Garden at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles would have it grand opening on the first day of Spring, the season of flowers, bees, butterflies (and occasional allergies). With the unveiling of the Pollinator Garden, the NHM’s outdoor nature garden/lab (built on an asphalted parking lot) is now finally complete.
Bald eagle adjectives: majestic, patriotic, awesome. And…Southern Californian. Proving that yes indeed SoCal is a diversity hotspot for critters, our national symbol is both a part-time and full-time resident in our mountains and wind-swept open areas. Since the 1990s many migratory baldies make winter pilgrimages to several lakes in Southern California and today, some white-headed […]
For decades, Lila Brooks spoke on behalf of the wild urban coyote, a critter that was easily trapped and killed in Southern California from early settlers through the 1980s.
Wow. Learning to care for wildlife and a stipend? Score! Young people from San Pedro and Wilmington: put down that smart phone and get your hands dirty as you learn how to care for injured and oiled animals through a new internship program at the International Bird Rescue’s San Pedro center. The Academic Internship Program […]
When it comes to keeping wildlife happy and healthy – especially species that once were struggling to stay alive – you gotta have a plan and do the plan. So say a joint venture between the International Bird Rescue (IBR) and Audubon California about the plight of one of the most iconic SoCal flappers, the […]
“Science doesn’t belong only to the people who go to school for it, today, it’s available for everyone to become a citizen scientist,” says Denis Callet, a Montrose-based photographer, as he hikes up a secluded trail in the Los Angeles Forest. It’s bright and early on a Saturday morning and Callet is joined by fellow […]
Lace up your hiking shoes for local bighorn sheep, SoCal. Three agencies are working together to survey the population in the San Gabriel Mountains and they are looking for volunteers to assist biologists in the annual bighorn sheep count on March 1 -2. No survey experience is necessary but vols (ages 16 and older) are […]