Oscar, the San Francisco Zoo’s only male gorilla, dies during medical procedure
The San Francisco Zoo's only male gorilla, a 43-year-old silverback named Oscar Jonesy, died unexpectedly on Thursday. The Western Lowland gorilla died following a medical procedure, according to ...
Cape vultures are swooping into a new exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo
A “committee” of Cape vultures is swooping into the Los Angeles Zoo to make its home in an exhibit that seeks to mirror the ...
Trio of mountain lion cubs rescued at Oakland Zoo after mother was likely struck, killed
The three rescued cubs were relatively healthy but thin after it was determined the mother was absent for about two weeks ...
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Oakland Zoo takes in mountain lion cubs Fern, Thistle and Spruce from San Mateo County
Oakland Zoo has three new orphaned mountain lion cubs. The zoo said Wednesday on social media the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) brought the cubs to the zoo Sunday for ...
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Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...
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Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations
CASTAIC, California: A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 80 km north of Los Angeles on Wednesday (Jan 22), burning 20 sq km, while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more ...
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Tourists love Los Angeles. Could the fires change that?
Travelers flying into Los Angeles last weekend were greeted by an apocalyptic sight: billowing clouds of smoke and the red-orange glow of flames against the glittering expanse of city lights.
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Griffith Park closed with extreme fire risk in Los Angeles forecast
Due to red flag warnings in place Monday through part of Tuesday, several public locations were closed until Tuesday, including Griffith Park, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Autry Museum of the ...
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Los Angeles’s Ash Problem
When I saw gardeners arriving armed with leaf blowers, my heart sank. (Los Angeles County has temporarily banned their use because they throw up so much dust.) But no one knew exactly the right ...
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The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning with disaster. By Somini Sengupta Often when you’re visiting Los ...
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How the Los Angeles Fires Compare to Historic Wildfires
Thousands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, some of the worst California ...
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Photos show Los Angeles neighborhoods reduced to rubble as deadly wildfires continue to burn
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires that have ravaged over 40,000 acres and killed at least 25 people. More than ...