Animal Blog
Local Labrador Falls From Cliff, New Nonprofit Comes to the Rescue
A local labrador mix walked a little too far on the wild side and was rescued from the brink of death by a local nonprofit ...
Monterey Police Rescue 48 Animals, Investigate Possible Animal Cruelty
The good news is 48 animals are free from a life of confinement in a house filled with piles of garbage and their own excrement. ...
Oceana Takes Small Win, Bigger Loss in Forage Fish Lawsuit
Opposing sides in a fishing lawsuit—an ocean conservation group and a fishing industry group—are each claiming victory in a recent federal court ruling. "California’s fishing ...
Of Otters, Abalone and Urchins
Late last year, California’s sea otters finally gained the freedom to travel south. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) eliminated the no otter zone, which ...
First Steelhead Rescue of the Year This Saturday
The Carmel River Steelhead Association is calling for quick action to save stranded steelhead. "Due to the very dry year, many of the tributary creeks ...
Carmel Pulls Ahead in Pet-Friendliest City Tournament
There's a Dogtown in Los Angeles beloved by skaters and a Dogtown in Oakland so named by the police for its strays. The real Dogtown, ...
Good News and Bad News From the World of California Sea Lions
The good news is, sea lions are boss at keeping a funky beat. A study conducted by UC Santa Cruz psychologists at the Pinniped Cognition ...
Decreased Donations May Affect Otter Programs
Sea Otters are state icons that draw scientists, tourists and policy makers to California. They are one of the world’s most cuddly and charismatic threatened ...
Little Loggerhead Goes On Display at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Endangered turtle will be available for viewing between 10am and 4pm on weekdays.
Coming Soon: Seal Pupping Season
A few weeks ago, a harbor seal pup was born on the beach at the bottom of 5th Street in Pacific Grove. Cute and cuddly ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium Presents Shark Days
Sharks have terrible reputations. They aren’t lucky enough to fall into the “cute and cuddly” class of animals, but they can’t join the “creepy crawly” ...
Save Cash and a Kitty With SPCA's Lifetime of Love Adoption Event
For the unlucky in love—or those just not overly fond of the humans—there are always adoptable animals to fill the void this Valentine’s Day. And ...
Labrador Tops List of 100 Favorite Dogs
American Kennel Club has published its annual list of man's best friends, and the big dogs are top dogs.
Fish and Game Considers Great Whites for ESA Protection
Earlier this week, the California Fish and Game Commission decided to accept a petition to advance the Northeastern Pacific great white shark population to candidacy ...
San Franciscans Greet their First Otter in Decades
San Francisco’s Sutro Baths is a peaceful sort of tourist attraction. Built by former city mayor Adolph Sutro in the late 1800’s, it was the ...
MBARI Discovers New Species of Carnivorous Sponge
For most, seeing something that no one’s ever seen before would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not so for Lonny Lundsten, a research technician at the ...
Raptors Trump Climbers and Hikers at Pinnacles National Park
According to Nichole Andler, the Chief of Interpretation at Pinnacles National Park, zealous rock climbers and nesting birds are two things that just shouldn’t mix. ...
Overfishing Hooks the World’s Most Expensive Fish: The Bluefin Tuna
Early this year, a Pacific Bluefin Tuna sold for a mind-blowing 1.76 million dollars at a Tokyo auction. The 489 pound whopper was purchased to ...
Underwater Parks Day Gives Visitors a Peek Beneath the Waves
The towering trees of the Mendocino Woodlands State Park or the strange stalactite-like structures of Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve are perfect—and perfectly visible—examples ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium Receives Tiny Loggerhead Turtle
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 ...
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