Chris Brown must give up monkeys under judge's restrictions

The 30-year-old singer was allowed to enter a diversion program nearly a year after he was charged with two misdemeanors over his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit.

Mountain lion sighting reported in San Mateo

The sighting was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the 200 block of West 39th Avenue near San Mateo Medical Center, according to police.

Deer in San Anselmo gets antlers tangled in Christmas lights

A deer in San Anselmo got in on the festive holiday spirit. It all happened by accident when the buck's antlers got tangled in Christmas lights last week. 

Midpen open space district drops mountain lion control plans

The announcement was a reversal of a plan that was being considered to manage areas where predators come in contact with livestock grazing on district land in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

Dolphin stampede captured near Newport Beach's sightseeing tour boat

Hundreds of dolphins were seen ‘stampeding’ alongside a whale-watching tour group off the shore of Newport Beach, California.

This panda has some serious, and adorable, attachment issues

It’s not every day that you receive bear hugs while at work, unless it’s your job to take care of pandas.

Hundreds of koalas feared dead in Australian wildfires

Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast.

Spider populations become more aggressive after hurricanes, study finds

Hurricanes not only bring devastating weather and leave destruction in their wake — the storms also bring higher numbers of aggressive spiders, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.

Female 8-year-old bison dies in Golden Gate Park

It was a sad day at the Buffalo Paddock in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Friday. Brunhilda, the eight-year-old female American bison who lived there, suffered severe kidney disease, which contributed to her passing, according to preliminary necropsy results. 

Idaho fish and game commissioner resigns after hunting 'family of baboons'

One of Idaho’s current fish and game commissioners is being asked to issue his resignation after photos from his hunting trip in Africa – which include a picture of him standing over a “family of baboons” he killed – appeared online.

SF Bay sharks dying
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Leopard sharks are dying in the San Francisco Bay. Tom Vacar reports.

Family camping in Idaho saves girl from mountain lion

A family camping in eastern Idaho scared off a mountain lion that tried to snatch their 4-year-old daughter away from a campfire.