Video: Gray Whales Spotted Playing with Dolphins, Sea Lions Off Dana Point — KTLA

https://www.youtube.com/embed/kZBnZ6iAdRI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Whale-watchers off Dana Point got the Christmas gift of a lifetime last week when a trio of gray whales was spotted frolicking with scores of dolphins and sea lions. Capt. Steve Plantz is a lifelong ocean explorer who has led tours with Captain Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari for the past two… …

Piles of Tumbleweeds Block Washington State Highway, Trapping People in Cars — KTLA

This is probably not the way motorists in Washington state wanted to spend their New Year’s Eve. Several people got trapped in their cars Tuesday after strong winds blew a thicket of tumbleweeds into a portion of a state highway, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Chris Thorson. Several vehicles and one semi truck slowed… via …

Goodbye 2019, Thanks for the Memories

It's been one heck of a decade.  I've had several new jobs, a few 'new' careers, all with the same outcome: disillusionment.  I've owned a few new automobiles and enjoyed each and every one.  I've read oodles of hateful and distasteful social media posts, but I've read and liked or shared many, many more that …

@COParksWildlife celebrates 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act — Coyote Gulch

Here’s the release from Colorado Parks & Wildlife (Travis Duncan): Colorado Parks and Wildlife is celebrating 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act this month. NAWCA, signed in December 1989, provides financial support for waterfowl habitat that also supports a multitude of other wetland-related wildlife species. NAWCA provides matching grants to wetlands conservation […] …

Manitoba animal rescue group caring for dog found with jar stuck on head — Winnipeg Sun

An animal rescue group in Manitoba says it's helping a stray dog found with a jar stuck on its head that vets have told them was also bitten by other animals and shot with a pellet gun. Read More via Manitoba animal rescue group caring for dog found with jar stuck on head — Winnipeg Sun

Firefighters Rescue Horse From Pit Near Barstow — KTLA

Firefighters traded their hoses for shovels to dig out a horse that became trapped in a pit near Barstow on Friday afternoon. The equine emergency unfolded about 2 p.m., when someone reported spotting the white, medium-size horse in a wood-lined hole along Highway 247, near Stoddard Valley Road, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said… via …