wildlife

One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction

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May 11, 2012

One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction

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PG&E Gives Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs A Leg Up to Safe Access Under Highway 70

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May 10, 2012

PG&E Gives Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs A Leg Up to Safe Access Under Highway 70

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Warm bike trail attracts snakes

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Tim Reese -

May 9, 2012

A warning painted on the bike trail alerts trail users to watch for snakes. I noticed about a week ago someone has been painting alerts to watch for snakes on the American River bike trail. The paintings appeared and then …

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Camera Trap Video Offers Rare Glimpse of World’s Rarest Gorilla

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May 8, 2012

NEW YORK (May 8, 2012) - Conservationists working in Cameroon's Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary have collected the first camera trap video footage of the Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 250 individuals remaining, Cross River gorillas are the world's rar...

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Seen Out in the Fields: Impressive Nature

California Rice Commission -

May 6, 2012

Seen Out in the Fields: Impressive Nature

It's now May and I'm just now opening up the last few fields for the first time. I should have my first fields planted in three or four days and we’re on our way to the finish line, albeit late as usual- the lateness being courtesy of April showers....

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Meet Feathered Friends at the Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release Open House in Grass Valley on May 19

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May 4, 2012

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Smallest Seahorse in U.S. Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

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May 4, 2012

Smallest Seahorse in U.S. Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

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Groundbreaking live feed offers 24-hour look into blue heron nest

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Apr 30, 2012

Groundbreaking live feed offers 24-hour look into blue heron nest

Ithaca, NY April 30, 2012 - In a first for technology and for bird watching, thousands of people watched live this weekend as a tiny Great Blue Heron emerged from an egg in between its father's gigantic feet. With high-definition and nighttime cams st...