Animals

Remote camera image of a beaver in Guadalupe River in San Jose. (Gregory Kerekes/YouTube)

Family Of Beavers Takes Up Residence In Downtown San Jose

A family of beavers has taken up residence in the Guadalupe River near the HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose.

2013/04/10

Wildlife Emergency Services personnel create a stronger nest for three baby owls that fell from a nest in Santa Cruz County on April 8, 2013. (Wildlife Emergency Services)

Wildlife Rescue Crews Save 3 Baby Owls In Santa Cruz County

Three baby owls fell from their nests in Santa Cruz County Monday afternoon and Wildlife Emergency Services personnel were on the recovery mission, an organization spokeswoman said.

2013/04/08

New Macho Man, a two-year-old thoroughbred, ended up on the auction block after being injured at Golden Gate Fields. He was saved by the group Auction Horses Rescue. (CBS)

Golden Gate Fields Investigating How Horse Went Up For Auction

A Bay Area race track is investigating why one of its thoroughbreds ended up on the auction block, where horses are at risk of being sent to slaughter.

2013/04/05

A Peregrine Falcon sits atop San Jose City Hall.

3 Of 4 Falcon Eggs Hatch Atop San Jose City Hall

Three of four falcon eggs have hatched in their nest atop San Jose City Hall, a wildlife biologist said Monday.

2013/04/01

Dog Walker Gary Hesterberg was shot with a stun-gun in San Mateo County (San Mateo Sheriff)

Bay Area Dog Walker Hit With Stun Gun Sues Park Service

A San Mateo County man is suing the National Park Service and a park ranger who allegedly shot him with a stun gun for being uncooperative about his off-leash dog.

2013/03/22

Dianna Hanson, 24, was fatally mauled by a lion named Couscous at Cat Haven in Fresno County on March 6, 2013. (Facebook)

Fatal Lion Attack Near Fresno Was Accident, Victim’s Family Says

Family members of a 24-year-old intern killed by a lion at a California animal park said Friday they believe the facility followed safety protocols and the death was a tragic accident.

2013/03/08

A blue whale breaches the surface. (NOAA)

California Regulators Reject Navy Sonar Training Over Threat To Whales

The California Coastal Commission has rejected a Navy explosives and sonar training program that critics said could harm endangered blue whales and other sea life.

2013/03/08

Lion At Fresno-Area Zoo Killed Woman As She Was Cleaning Enclosure

A lion that killed a woman at a privately owned Central California zoo escaped from a feeding cage and attacked while she was cleaning his enclosure, authorities said Thursday.

2013/03/07

A mountain lion, like the one pictured above, has been spotted near a San Mateo County elementary school. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)

Mountain Lion Spotted Near San Carlos Park

San Mateo County authorities were investigating a report of a mountain lion sighting near San Carlos’ Arguello Park on Wednesday night.

2013/03/07

Lion Mauls Volunteer To Death At Animal Sanctuary Near Fresno

A lion killed a volunteer intern at an exotic animal park in Central California after she entered its enclosure, and authorities were trying to determine what might have provoked the animal to maul her.

2013/03/06

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