California’s commercial crab season to open December 23

There could be Dungeness crab for Christmas after all. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday commercial crab season will open statewide on Wednesday, Dec. 23. 

Coyote bites man jogging on track at high school in Moraga

Another runner was able to chase the coyote away and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was alerted.

Mountain lion spotted in Morgan Hill neighborhood

On Monday, a rare sighting of a mountain lion raised concern in a Morgan Hill neighborhood. A homeowner spotted the lion hiding behind bushes on a front lawn on White Cloud Drive.

Over $10M granted to preserve California's salmon habitats

The grants were awarded through the agency's Fisheries Restoration Grant Program for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitats

Squirrel gets drunk after eating fermented pears outside Minnesota woman's home

A woman in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota got a video of a squirrel outside her home who accidentally got a little tipsy from eating fermented pears. 

Beloved gorilla 'Zura' dies at San Francisco zoo

Zura, a 39-year-old Western lowland gorilla, was being treated for “long-term digestive issues" but her condition recently had worsened.

Wolf-dog hybrid still on the loose in San Benancio area

A wolf-dog hybrid remains at large after three of the animals escaped from a yard in unincorporated San Benancio in Monterey County last month, county officials said Wednesday.

Firefighters rescue baby raccoon wedged in tree, name it 'Freedom'

The raccoon was discovered after residents reported loud cries and screams in the area of 15th Avenue at Santiago Street.

Raccoon rescued in San Francisco
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The raccoon was named 'Freedom' by San Francisco firefighters.

Bison plan for California's Catalina Island stirs debate

The Catalina Island Conservancy said there has not been a bison calf born on the island in seven years and the herd size has dwindled to 100.

Fish and wildlife department delays commercial crab season

The department says they are working with the commercial Dungeness crab industry to create new regulations to protect whales from entanglements. 

Animal control helps deer with head stuck in plastic pumpkin

A deer got its head stuck in a plastic pumpkin, but luckily, it had two friendly animal control officers come to its rescue.

Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of Washington nest

Heavily protected crews in Washington state worked Saturday to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States.