Monterey Bay Aquarium Receives Tiny Loggerhead Turtle

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Tis the season for long flights to see family and lugging precious gifts from East Coast to West is the name of the game, but ...

SPCA Offering Reward For Information On Abandoned Horses

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An emaciated, unkempt horse and pony were found ambling through a Prunedale neighborhood near Leafwood and Paradise Roads on Dec. 16. Neighbors reported the animals ...

Elephant Seal Hauls out at Hopkins Marine Station

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Last Sunday afternoon a large male elephant seal hauled out on a Pacific Grove beach, a giant among hundreds of smaller harbor seals.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eliminates No-otter Zone

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Imagine a fuzzy, furry otter. Perhaps it’s feeling a little chilly, or just wants to try some southern seafood. Whatever the reason, it decides to ...

National Defense Bill Impedes Otter Conservation

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Otters don’t understand man-made boundaries. So in 1987, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created the no-otter zone along the Southern California coast, from ...

Farmers Petition to Remove Killer Whales from the Endangered Species List

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Killer whale (or orca) sightings are one of Monterey Bay’s main attractions. But agricultural politics might impact a population of endangered killer whales that frequents ...