Rain might bring relief from wildfires searing Los Angeles County but could spell disaster for the only known population of Southern California steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains.

The benefits of this year's rain is on full display in the Santa Monica Mountains, with plants and wildlife rejuvenated from added water. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura ...

Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains was temporarily closed after a person walking a dog was injured when a mountain lion tried to attack the dog, officials said.

Measure H would apply to about 1,850 acres of open space in hillside areas east of the 405 Freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains and include the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Park.

BB-12 was found in the western Santa Monica Mountains south of the 101 Freeway. The nearest population of black bears is in the Santa Susana Mountains, north of the 118 Freeway near Santa Claria.

Heaps of ladybugs recently turned branches, leaves and patches of trees along a Santa Monica Mountains trail into a moving jumble of red wings and tiny black dots.. A cold spell may be the reason ...

Although bear sightings in the Santa Monica Mountains are not unprecedented, the nearest known population of black bears is almost 50 miles away, in the Santa Susana Mountains northeast of there.

Authorities in Santa Monica say that coyote encounters are on the rise within the city, and that is likely thanks to the Palisades Fire. The City of Santa Monica updated their “How to Live ...

A decades-long project to open the world's largest wildlife crossing across a 10-lane Southern California freeway is almost complete.. The Wallis Annenberg Crossing links critical habitats on both ...

The steelhead of the Santa Monicas have endured numerous trials. In 2018, the Woolsey fire torched miles and miles of the mountains, but not Topanga Creek — a refuge for the fish. Advertisement ...