Nearly 300 trout rescued from Palisades fire burn scar. Their watershed could take a decade to heal
The rescue took place just before the season's first rainstorm, which is believed to have buried the remaining trout in mud.
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Here’s How the Los Angeles Wildfires Are Affecting Animals, From Fish to Snakes to Birds
While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for ...
Escape from the Palisades: Split-second decision-making, confusing responses
A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.
Gov. Newsom orders Coastal Commission to cease ‘erroneous’ guidance on Palisades rebuilding
Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped up his intervention on the California Coastal Commission on Monday, chiding the agency for ...
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Saving California Mountain Lions: In-Depth Information
Like Florida panthers, Southern California mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica mountains are extremely isolated by freeways and development. A recent study has documented high levels of ...
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Study sparks concern over dramatically altered behavior of dangerous wild animal: 'Activity ... may be constrained'
If males and females do not cohabitate, it will make it hard for them to reproduce. Study sparks concern over dramatically ...
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Southern California wildfires likely outpace ability of wildlife to adapt
Lions living in the Santa Monica Mountains are so isolated from potential mates by roads and development, Sikich and other researchers reported in 2022, they face a high risk of extinction from ...
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L.A. Will Keep Having Catastrophic Fires No Matter Who You Blame | Opinion
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, development occurred so ... of the city's perimeter is fenced in by the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains. Dense residential neighborhoods and ...
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'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
We know they’re fire zones, we know they’re dangerous, and yet City Hall and county government has constantly greenlit development in places of ... That blaze raced across the Santa Monica Mountains ...
How Dangerous Winds Fuel Los Angeles Wildfires
Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry vegetation is rocket fuel for blazes and wind both feeds the flames and spreads the ...
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L.A. Will Keep Having Catastrophic Fires No Matter Who You Blame | Opinion
Pointing to urban development as the culprit at ... A long portion of the city's perimeter is fenced in by the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains. Dense residential neighborhoods and freeways ...
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'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
We know they’re fire zones, we know they’re dangerous, and yet City Hall and county government has constantly greenlit development ... raced across the Santa Monica Mountains toward homes ...