Tag: California
Snake Fungal Disease Spreads In California
Snake fungal disease, a debilitating disease that causes a slow death in wild snakes has spread tom more locations in California and has impacted more [...]
Fresno Chafee Zoo Gets $1.2 Million Grant To Bolster Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Populations
The zoo in 2020 joined an emergency action by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fresno State University and the Calif [...]
California Desert Tortoise Mojave Maxine To Emerge From Burrow, Signaling Spring
Mojave Maxine, the California desert tortoise equivalent of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, has not yet ended her brumation, but followers of her are eag [...]
California Recommends Temblor Legless Lizard Be Placed On State’s Endangered Species List
The Temblor legless lizard is 4 to 7 inches in length from snout to vent with smooth shiny scales and a blunt tail. [...]
California Bill Aims To Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
The Safe Roads and Wildlife Protection Act would require The California Department of Transportation to identify barriers that inhibit wildlife moveme [...]
Chytrid Fungus Found In California Salamanders
The Santa Lucia Mountains slender salamander and the arboreal salamander have been exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
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CA’s Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard Gets Federal And State Support For Recovery
Local and state agencies with the state of California as well as the federal government have announced a joint conservation effort to recover the blun [...]
More Than 90 Rattlesnakes Rescued From Under Woman’s House In California
A woman in Sonoma County California called the Sonoma County Reptile Rescue with a bit of a dilemma. More than 90 rattlesnakes had taken refuge undern [...]
80 Frogs Rescued And Treated From Oil Spill In Santa Barbara, CA
An oil seepage in Santa Barbara, California’s Toro Canyon Creek has caused more than 80 Baja California and California treefrogs and one western fence [...]
Leatherback Sea Turtles Should Be Listed As Endangered In CA, Agency Says
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) should be listed as endangered under the state of California’s Endangered Species Act, The Californi [...]
Largest Number Of San Francisco Garter Snakes Found On San Francisco Airport Land
Land owned by the San Francisco International Airport is home to the largest concentration of San Francisco garter snakes discovered to date, accordin [...]
USFWS Denies Protections For 3 Salamander Species Impacted By California Dam Project
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protections for the Samwel salamander (Hydromantes samweli), Shasta salamander, (H. shastae), a [...]
The Return of Red-Legged Frogs to Southern California
The effort to return California red-legged frogs (Rana draytonii) to Southern California, which has been ongoing by Robert Fisher from the U.S. Geolog [...]
Panther Chameleon Lost In Daly City, CA Since June Found Alive On Powerline
The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) that was found stuck on a powerline in Daly City, CA was rescued after three days perched on the line. [...]
Temblor Legless Lizard Should Be Protected, Conservation Group Says
The Temblor legless lizard (Anniella alexanderae) can only be found near the Temblor range in Kern County, CA, and should be protected under the Enda [...]
California Desert Tortoise Granted Temporary Endangered Species Status
The Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has been granted temporary endangered species status by the California Fish and Game Commission. The c [...]
Male Southern Alligator Lizards Clamp The Heads Of Their Mates For Hours During Courtship
Southern alligator lizards (Elgaria multicarinata) have an interesting courtship whereby the male clamps its jaw onto the head of the female and does [...]
California’s Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Threatened By Warming Planet, Study Says
The blunt-nosed leopard lizard was listed on the federal endangered species list in 1967. [...]
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