This year's wildflower super bloom display in Southern California is so breathtaking, it's drawing too many visitors. Faced with traffic jams, crushed flowers and overflowing public toilets, authorities temporarily closed access to Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore to the swarms of tourists who'd flocked there to take the perfect Instagram picture of those bright orange… via …
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After a husky-type dog died on an Air France-KLM flight bound for Los Angeles International Airport from Amsterdam, according to TMZ reporting, travelers with beloved canines of their own were reacting with concern. Sara Welch reports from LAX for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on March 20, 2019. via Dog Owners React to Report of …
For the first time in history, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug specifically indicated for the treatment of postpartum depression, which experts say offers new hope to women and physicians. On Tuesday, the FDA announced the approval of an intravenous infusion of the drug brexanolone, which will be sold as Zulresso. It… …
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The future is looking increasingly bleak for some Southern California mountain lions. Urban encroachment, inbreeding, vehicle strikes, rat poison and wildfire have all taken their toll on cougars living in the Santa Monica and Santa Ana mountains. Now, research published Wednesday suggests there’s an almost one-in-four chance the charismatic cats could become extinct in those …
A Texas homeowner who reported seeing “a few” snakes under his home actually had dozens of rattlesnakes living beneath his house. Big Country Snake Removal, which was called in to help, said the homeowner crawled underneath his home after strong winds disrupted his cable television service. He saw a few snakes, quickly crawled out and… via …
BBC Weather Watchers - @BBCWthrWatchers Today is the last day of astronomical winter. As if on cue, temperatures will be up to 14-17°C tomorrow, just in time for the #SpringEquinox
From: The Wildlife Trusts - @WildlifeTrusts Happy #SpringEquinox - the first day of spring at last!
There were lots of opportunities to watch coyotes in Yellowstone. I’ve read that their population decreased after the wolves returned so maybe we were just in the right spots to see them. They often scavenge on remains of wolf kills. There was a dead, probably winter-killed bison near the road and each time we drove […] …
A young whale whose carcass washed up in the Philippines died of “dehydration and starvation” after consuming 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags, scientists have found. Marine biologist and environmentalist Darrell Blatchley told CNN that the juvenile male Cuvier’s beaked whale was found “showing signs of being emaciated and dehydration” and had been “vomiting… via …
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