More than 50,000 dead fish found floating in Kansas City stream
An estimated 50,000 sunfish, 1,900 common carp and 240 silver carp were found dead in a stream near Kansas City, Missouri, state officials said.
Water troughs set up in Marin County to help tule elk stay alive through drought
Creeks and springs at Point Reyes National Seashore haven't completely dried up but they're looking parched enough that park staff set up three large troughs last week to ensure tule elk herds get enough water to make it through the drought.
Cicadas could be cause of large mass on radar, NWS says
The National Weather Service says a “fuzziness” appearing on their radar could be caused by swarms of cicadas.
San Francisco Zoo announces death of Cobby, oldest male chimpanzee in U.S.
The San Francisco Zoo on Sunday is mourning the loss of Cobby, a 63-year-old chimpanzee with a distinguished grey beard and a longtime favorite for visitors.
Surveillance video shows bear wandering Oakley neighborhood, police search continues
Oakley police and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife spent much of the day Friday searching for a bear caught on home surveillance video wandering around a neighborhood in Oakley early Friday morning.
Home surveillance camera catches a bear wandering around Oakley neighborhood
Oakley police and California Fish and Wildlife spent the day Friday searching for the bear, but haven't been able to locate it. KTVU's Emma Goss reports.
3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California
Fearing an attack from a predator, several thousand terns abandoned their ground nests, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Dinosaurs ‘definitely’ still exist, survey says 46% in US think
Nearly half of Americans believe dinosaurs still exist in remote corners of the world. But more than half believe there was a creature called the “doyouthinktheysarus.”
Alligator bites down on Florida man's head
"It’s very scary when you ask someone, ‘am I going to be ok?’ and they hesitate."
Wild elephant herd approaches major Chinese city after 300-mile journey
A herd of wild elephants that walked across China was approaching the city of Kunming. Authorities have set up barriers to try and keep them away.
San Jose man falls 500 feet to his death while hiking Sequoia National Park
The man, whose name was not immediately available, was with two other people when the fall occurred Monday at the summit ridge of Mount Russell on the eastern edge of the national park.
VIDEO: Teenager fends off bear to save her dogs in California
A new viral video shows the moment a Bradbury teenager fended off a large bear in order to save her dogs.
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA rescue 3 skunks from 14-foot hole at Menlo Park construction site
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA staff earlier this week rescued a family of skunks that fell into a deep hole at a construction site in Menlo Park.
San Bruno couple says mountain lion broke into home - a cat burglar
There was a cat burglar — quite literally — in San Bruno, less than a week after another big cat sighting in San Francisco.
Attracted to taxidermy, mountain lion shatters window to enter San Bruno home
Now that you've digested that headline, San Bruno police issued a press release about a mountain lion who apparently broke through a glass window to enter a home.
Huge dead whale hauled off Southern California beach
Crews have hauled away the rotting carcass of a dead fin whale that washed ashore and prompted the closure of Bolsa Chica State Beach over the weekend.
Passenger killed in fiery I-80 crash after driver swerves to avoid small animal
A passenger in a SUV died early Saturday morning after the driver swerved to avoid a small animal, while traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near San Pablo Dam Road.
Canadian police capture footage of cat chasing coyote away
Police in Port Moody captured footage of a cat that was in no mood to be bothered by a pesky coyote.
No necropsy for latest whale to wash ashore in Pacifica
A dead whale was spotted Friday afternoon at Pacifica State Beach, officials with the Marine Mammal Center confirms.
Viral video shows orca's stunning leap during dramatic dolphin hunt
“What an amazing moment!” Cabo Pulmo Divers wrote on social media.