SACRAMENTO — California has added the Pacific leatherback sea turtle to its endangered species list, guaranteeing more protections for a rapidly dwindling population. The California Fish and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California won’t be listing the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species for now after the four-member Fish and Game Commission couldn’t reach agreement on how ...

House Republicans vote to remove California fish from endangered species list. May 1, 2025. The California grizzly bear, gone for 100 years, could thrive if brought back. April 15, 2025 ...

The California red-legged frog tadpoles were rescued from the mountains after the LA wildfires and extreme weather threatened their survival.

A petition to list the western burrowing owls as an endangered or threatened species was accepted on Oct. 10 by the commission, making the unusual owl a “candidate” for protective status under ...

An elusive California mammal has just been photographed alive for the first time. Scientists rarely, if ever, succeed in trapping it alive. By Timothy Karoff, ...

A year after California otters showed slight gains in population, the imperiled sea mammal's numbers have ebbed again -- and that has scientists worried. No one is exactly sure why the cute ...

California marine scientists are collecting samples from sea mammals around the state in an effort to create a map of toxic hot spots.