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June 05, 2022

CALERA CREEK CAMOUFLAGE: WESTERN YELLOW-BELLIED RACER

Using http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/c.c.mormon.html as a reference, this appears to be a Western Yellow-bellied Racer. I was walking the dog on Calera Creek trail today, and the snake was relaxing just off the asphalt. Thanks for doin’ what you do! (Larry Arndt)

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June 01, 2022

PESCADERO PUMA: MOUNTAIN LION CUB HID IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CLASSROOM

news story

humane rescue

SF Gate stock photo

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May 29, 2022

DISTRESSED PELICAN RESCUED @ PILLAR POINT HARBOR, HMB

Bart Selby, a member of the NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Conservation Working Group, picked up a distressed California brown pelican on Monday at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, one of the first individuals retrieved so far north. “It didn’t have the energy to hold its wings properly folded,” Selby said. (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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April 13, 2022

BE A FRIEND TO BUMBLEBEES

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January 09, 2022

GREAT BLUE HERONS RETURN TO GOLDEN GATE PARK

SF Nature Education: Great Blue Herons have returned to the nests at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park.

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December 27, 2021

MOUNTAIN LION STEALS & EATS CHICKEN FROM COOP IN PACIFICA

Press Release

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September 06, 2021

LIVE AND LET LIVE

When I read online comments and complaints about wild critters wandering on our streets and yards, I remember that this used to be a rather remote area, where wildlife roamed free to feed and thrive. My family taught us to keep our pets indoors at night, and let the critters have their space. Live and let live. (Mary Sheppard)

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June 28, 2021

DIVER SURVIVES SHARK ATTACK @ GRAY WHALE COVE

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June 17, 2021

MOUNTAIN LION WITH FRESH KILL CLOSES SAWYER CAMP TRAIL

news story

Luther Pugh/SF Gate

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May 21, 2021

DEAD GRAY WHALE @ LINDA MAR BEACH

Dan Stegink

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May 09, 2021

MOTHER'S DAY

Photo by Joel Maybury, Silver Spring, Maryland

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April 26, 2021

MOUNTAIN LION ENCOUNTER IN PARK PACIFICA

news story

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February 15, 2021

SALMONELLA RISK: BIRD FEEDERS & BIRDBATHS

health alert

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December 05, 2020

MOUNTAIN LIONS ROAM COASTSIDE

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Mountain lion activity is common in the coastal hills of San Mateo County, including unincorporated areas that are rural but populated, like Montara and Moss Beach. Residents are advised to use caution when venturing out. Mountain lions are more active at night. Click the link above for more information about the Bay Area Puma Project (BAPP).