Cow spotted roaming SFV neighborhood
A cow was seen roaming the streets of Sylmar.
Bear spotted in Sunland-Tujunga is no stranger
The same bear officials have tagged and keep returning to the national forest after incursions into human-populated areas near Monrovia, Chatsworth, even Malibu, reappeared in Sunland Tujunga.
Chatsworth bear visits Sylmar
It's believed to be the same lady bear who was spotted in Chatsworth last week, and in Claremont before that.
Woman attacked by shark in South Padre: ‘I thought it was a big fish’
A Texas woman recalls her terrifying escape from a shark attack on South Padre Island. The shark bit her left calf off. "My leg is pretty much gone."
Shark Watch: What to do if you see a shark at the beach
The director of a renowned shark research center in California shared how to stay safe and the importance of not panicking if you encounter a shark at the beach this summer season.
South Padre Island shark attacks injure 4, officials say
Four people were injured in shark attacks on South Padre Island on the Fourth of July.
Officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of owls – to save other owls
To prevent the extinction of the threatened spotted owl species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of invasive barred owls across forests in the western U.S.
Bear captured in Chatsworth after hours hiding in tree
The female bear is believed to be the same one who was caught in Claremont in May and collared.
Charlotte the stingray, pregnant fish despite no male companion, has died
Charlotte, a stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species, has died.
Boa thought to be male gives birth to 14 snakes by extremely rare virgin birth phenomenon
Ronaldo, a 13-year-old Brazilian rainbow boa, was believed to be male and had not been in contact with any other snakes for at least nine years, according to researchers.
Over 1,000 new species added to ‘red list,’ threatened with extinction
Pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade are blamed for the increase.
California woman was harassed by black bear before fatal mauling
Patrice Miller, 71, had been harassed by an aggressive black bear in her small Northern California town for months before it broke into her home and killed her last year.
Mountain lion found dead on 101 Freeway near site of wildlife crossing construction
A mountain lion was found dead on the freeway near the construction for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which is set to be complete by late 2025 or early 2026.
Several homes Monrovia, Sierra Madre 'broken into' by bear
A "chonky" bear is at the center of a break-in spree across Monrovia and Sierra Madre.
LA's Natural History Museum wants help naming its new dinosaur
You read that right, green bones. The 75-foot skeleton is coming to the Natural History Museum in the Fall, and she needs a name.
Expedition spots only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal
Experts believe the reason a small number of these marine mammals were seen is due to the animals likely moving to a different location outside of their natural habitat.
Giant 7-foot sunfish found on Oregon beach turns out to be newly discovered species
A massive ocean oddity that washed up on a northern Oregon beach last week turned out to be a recently discovered species of sunfish.
Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia
A missing woman was found eaten alive by a massive python after locals cut her body out of the snake in Indonesia.
Shark attack off Hawaii's Oahu island leaves woman seriously hurt
Also Friday, reported back-to-back shark attacks led authorities to temporarily close beaches to swimmers in Walton County, on the Florida Panhandle.
Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California history, officials say
The state confirmed that Patrice Miller's death is the first record of a deadly black bear attack on a human in California.