Wild Nature

A non-native mosquito Aedes aegypti has been discovered in Santa Clara County. This mosquito is capable of transmitting diseases from person-to-person. Vector control is asking residents to remove standing water from their yards in the East San Jose foothills where the mosquitos were discovered.

As spring continues to unfold, between intermittent rains, wildflowers are eager to explode into a floral wonderland.

A whale became entangled in fishing gear off the Peninsula coast on Tuesday.

KTVU photojournalist Jaden Schaul captured a large swath of California poppies showing off their colors at the Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek.

An Orinda man says a mountain lion has been seen prowling near his home. 

There is a heightened sense of awareness, and in some cases fear, after the first deadly mountain lion attack to hit California in two decades.

Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, was killed by a California mountain lion and his brother Wyatt Brooks, 18, was injured in the attack, officials said.

A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and wounded his 18-year-old brother in a remote part of California.

After another winter of heavy rains, the Bay Area is poised for another year of the "super bloom" filled with an abundance of wildflowers and vibrant colors.

A disoriented bat that was under the care of staff at Hayward's Sulphur Creek Nature Center has been released into the wild. The bat was brought to the center by a vigilant member of the public.