Bear spotted roaming Sebastopol neighborhood

Cameras outside a resident's home captured images of a bear roaming in the areas of Pleasant Hill, Lynch, and Robinson roads.

Department of Water Resources to truck salmon to Pacific Ocean; low river levels blamed

California will truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state's Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean because the waterways the fish use to travel downstream are historically low and warm due to increasing drought.

Wildlife officials investigate possible drone crash into bald eagle nest in Fremont

Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crash that might have hit a nest of two bald eagles in Fremont, possibly injuring the offspring.

Marine experts searching for entangled baby whale spotted on drone video

Marine mammal experts are attempting to relocate a baby whale that was seen off the Southern California coast entangled in what appears to be commercial fishing gear.

Endangered fin whale that washed ashore in San Francisco likely died from ship strike

Experts believe that an endangered fin whale that washed ashore in San Francisco this weekend died due to injuries sustained from a ship strike. They said they discovered significant bruising and hemorrhaging to the muscle around the whale’s neck vertebrae.

Ship strike killed gray whale found dead in Bay Area, scientists say

Scientists from The Marine Mammal Center, the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, were investigating the deaths of two gray whales found around the Bay Area. So far, a total of four dead whales have been located just days apart. 

4th whale washes ashore around San Francisco Bay in just over a week

A dead whale washed up onto Muir Beach in Marin County Thursday morning, the fourth whale to wash ashore in the Bay Area in just over a week.

Rare gray wolf spotted in San Luis Obispo County

A gray wolf born in Oregon has been tracked farther south in California than any previous wolf equipped with a GPS collar, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

Gray wolf spotted in San Luis Obispo County
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The California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife says the wolf is likely in search of a new mate, or a new wolf pack.

Three dead whales found in San Francisco Bay area in a week

Three gray whales have been found dead in and around the San Francisco Bay in the past week. It’s raising concern among marine scientists who said that number is alarming.

Experts unable to confirm cause of death for gray whale that washed ashore at Crissy Field

Officials with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito said Friday they're unable to confirm the cause of death for a gray whale that washed ashore San Francisco's Crissy Field earlier this week.

A mysterious disease is killing young bears in the Sierra Nevada

A mysterious disease has stricken several young black bears captured in the Sierra Nevada, and one telltale sign is their fearlessness at being around humans.

Deputies say dog may have been attacked by mountain lion near Portola Valley

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public about a possible mountain lion attack involving a dog that was reported Thursday evening.