wildlife

Volunteers restore Golden Gate Park bird habitat

Volunteers restored white-crowned sparrow and other coastal scrub habitats.

7 years ago

Douglass Playground dead coyote ate poisoned rats

Tests show that a coyote found dead in Douglass Playground last month died of massive internal bleeding as a result…

7 years ago

Off-course sea lion in Vacaville drain pipe

A sea lion that was found trapped in a Vacaville canal Tuesday morning is now inside a drainage pipe.

7 years ago

Baby raccoons recover after cross-country trek

A group of hitchhiking baby raccoons are calling the Oakland Zoo home while a search for a permanent residence is…

7 years ago

Beaver rescued near Benicia school

A disoriented beaver found outside a Benicia elementary school early Thursday morning is recovering at the Lindsay Wildlife Experience in…

7 years ago

Dead whale tied up on Angel Island

A dead whale that washed up near the Oakland waterfront on Saturday is now tied to a pier on Angel…

7 years ago

Polar bear frolics in 10 tons of San Francisco snow

Winter arrived early for the San Francisco Zoo's resident polar bear Friday morning when ten tons of snow was delivered…

8 years ago

Blue whale carcass had skull fractures, trauma

A dozen scientists conducting a necropsy today on a blue whale carcass that washed ashore Wednesday off the coast of…

8 years ago

Dead blue whale drifts toward Daly City shore

A male blue whale washed ashore Wednesday afternoon off the coast of Daly City.

8 years ago

Rabid fox bites woman, dog near Sea Ranch

A wild fox that bit a woman and a dog in the Sea Ranch area of Sonoma County tested positive…

8 years ago

Reward offered for arrest of sea otter shooter

A minimum $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the fatal shootings of…

8 years ago

Ringling Brothers return to Oakland — without elephants

In December 2014, the Oakland City Council became only the second city in the country to ban the use of…

8 years ago

Four-foot alligator spotted, shot and killed in Fremont creek

State Department of Fish and Wildlife officers shot and killed a four-foot long alligator near Alameda Creek.

8 years ago

Stranded dolphin sighted near SFO thought dead

A staff veterinarian at the Marine Mammal Center believes a stranded dolphin spotted in shallow waters near San Francisco International…

8 years ago

Washed-up whale shows signs of ship strike

A 32-foot female humpback whale washed up at a beach near Pescadero in San Mateo County might have been struck…

8 years ago

Zoo releases endangered frogs into wild habitat

Dozens of rare frogs raised by staff at the San Francisco Zoo were released into their wild habitat Tuesday in…

8 years ago

Pacifica residents warned after mountain lion sighting

Police are warning residents of eastern Pacifica to be aware when outdoors after a resident reported seeing a mountain lion.

8 years ago

Daly City police squawk over funky chickens

Police told a man last week to remove more than 25 chickens from his Daly City apartment after a neighbor…

8 years ago

Police rescue seal pup at Ocean Beach

Police officers from San Francisco's Richmond Station kept a distressed baby sea lion company at Ocean Beach early Monday morning.

8 years ago

Black bear spotted in Vacaville neighborhood

A black bear paid a visit Friday morning to the North Alamo Drive neighborhood of Vacaville.

8 years ago

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