#AvianInfluenza #MarineMammals #CaliforniaWildlife
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First cases of deadly avian flu detected among California elephant seals
Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.
#WolfConservation #CaliforniaWildlife #BreakingNews
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Wolf visits Los Angeles County for first time in 100 years, California wildlife officials say
Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment.
#IllegalCannabis #EnvironmentalImpact #CaliforniaWildlife
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'Ticking environmental time bomb.' Illegal cannabis farms poison California's forests.
Law enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat on the growers' makeshift kitchen worktop, waiting to be cooked.
#GrayWolf #WildlifeConservation #CaliforniaWildlife
nypost.com
Dangerous beast spotted for the first time in 100 years in LA County...
A lone gray wolf padded quietly into Los Angeles County before dawn on Saturday -- and made history.
State biologists say the female wolf may be the first documented in Southern California in 100 years, after the apex predators were wiped out across the state by eradication campaigns aimed at protecting livestock by hunters and trappers.
#MushroomForaging #HealthSafety #CaliforniaWildlife
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Contra Costa County man latest to die from California toxic wild mushroom outbreak
Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006.
