Why California should allow hunters to kill more bears
At a recent riverside gathering, a friend and I served wild game tacos. Each of our 40 guests ordered two:…
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Letters to the editor: Let's protect California's mountain lions with fences and crossings
To the editor: Thank you very much for the Article in support of fences, highway crossings and other artificial structures…
Holly Marie Combs pays tribute to the late Shannen Doherty
Holly Marie Combs paid a heartfelt tribute to her late “Charmed” co-star Shannen Doherty on Monday, following Doherty’s death on…
Why do gray whales and other marine species visit San Francisco Bay?
Sausalito, California — When Bill Keener began working at the Marine Mammal Center as a field biologist in the 1970s,…
How Los Olivos winemaker Âmevive is redefining grape growing. Will others follow suit?
In the pastoral patchwork of vineyards west of Highway 154, winemaker Alice Anderson and her partner, Topher De Felice, cultivate…
Wildlife crossing proposed for Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains
People see highways as a way to get from point A to point B, but for the animals that live…
Bird flu is a real threat. Here is a way to lower it.
If the last two years are any indication, bird flu isn't just for birds. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known…
A 26 kilo rabbit is rescued on a Santa Cruz highway
In the dead of night, a construction crew working along a Santa Cruz highway this week discovered a large rabbit…
Do our dogs and cats go undetected by bird flu?
Some epidemiologists, food safety experts and veterinarians are concerned that pets could be a potential springboard for H5N1 bird flu…
Editorial: Walmart has not stopped suppliers from caging pregnant sows
For most pregnant sows on large U.S. factory farms, every four months of gestation takes place in a tiny cage.…