THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t enter the water. Instead, Brad Hollingsworth squats next to its swampy ...

"For us a snake that is imperiled, lacks awareness in general, so many more people will learn about it and hopefully ...

Hopkins did not want the zoo to include non-native species or act as a place where animals were captured and held in pens.

At this time of year, we tend to think of trees with colorful leaves as native to colder climates than ours. But then Jenny ...

A new species of manzanita -- a native California shrub famous for its twisted branches and wildfire resilience -- has been discovered on the central coast, but its survival is already threatened by ...

Rattlesnakes are the only native venomous snakes in California. Here's where they live and what to do if you are bitten.

Well, we blinked, and now it’s August, usually the dog days of summer, a.k.a. SoCal’s hottest temps of the year, when your zucchini go into hyperdrive and your tomatoes stop producing because it’s ...

While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for other species Anton Sorokin The coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii ...

Zookeepers in San Diego do everything they can to care for their animals, but sometimes there are threats that are out of their control. That appears to be the case up at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park ...