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Category: California native animals


What did I see? What did I smell?: The Lives of Darkling Beetles

What’s that dark, shiny thing crawling under the buckwheat?

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See a Reggie? Tell the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

By Gwendolyn Henry Have you ever seen or encountered wildlife and wanted to report it to CDFW online? You can using the Wildlife Incident Reporting (WIR) system! Reports made using the WIR system aid CDFW’s research and add to statistics…

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Better Bluffs Bring Back Blue Butterflies

Close up photo of the el Segundo blue butterfly by Eva Cicoria.

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The Island Fox: The Little Mammal with the Big Job

A distinct subspecies of island fox developed on each of six California Channel Islands. Photo: Santa Cruz Island Foxes. Paul Blieden

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The Thunderbird Rises:

The California condor is the largest land bird in North America.

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Raptor Rapture

Volunteers tracking individual raptor nests over years build a picture of how human activity is impacting wildlife.

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California Brown Pelican: Mysterious Deaths Despite DDT Ban

The continuing saga of the California brown pelican. Photo: Beverly Gates

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Along the Path

Native bees are much more efficient than honey bees because they have evolved with native flowers.

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