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Invasive rodent has permeated Delta region, including Solano
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (445+ words) FAIRFIELD" More than 1, 200 nutria have been taken in Solano County as of April 20. The 1, 201 are among the 8, 071 of the rodents that have taken in 10 counties, dating back to 2017, the state Department of Fish & Wildlife reported. The largest number have been…...
Local bird rescue seeing an influx of starving pelicans, other birds
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (424+ words) FAIRFIELD " For the past few months, the International Bird Rescue has responded to a widespread starvation event in the state. Brown pelicans, Brandt's cormorants and common murres are among species most affected. Some are being cared for at the International…...
Animal rights group wants Sheriff's Office to retire police dogs
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (208+ words) FAIRFIELD" PETA has sent a letter to Solano County Sheriff Brad De Wall calling for the retirement of the K-9 recently stabbed, and to phase out the use of police dogs altogether. The national animal rights group, based in Norfolk, Virginia,…...
International Bird Rescue schedules open house
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) Trinity Jankauskas, 12, left, and Maddy Williamson, 12, center, introduce themselves to Cleon, a Muscovy duck, held by Maritza Menendez, right, during the open house at the International Bird Rescue in Fairfield, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic) FAIRFIELD " International Bird Rescue…...
Grazing goats are back to create natural fire break
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) FAIRFIELD " The 2026 goat fire abatement grazing program has officially kicked off in Fairfield at Serpas, Spyglass and Rockville parks. The herd returns in May or June to ensure everything is cleared before the peak of fire season. Discing and wet…...
Letter to the Editor: Do what you can to stop bird decline
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (139+ words) The National Audubon Society has just released a very sobering report on the 30% decline on our bird population since 1970. The reasons include pesticide use, habitat loss, climate change and cats. The reality is that local wildlife is in decline. For…...
Workshop to show how to construct monarch butterfly habitat
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (215+ words) Monarch butterfly sipping nectar from narrow leaf milkweed flowers in 2021. (Ron Vanderhoff/Creative Commons) DIXON " The Solano Resource Conservation District is offering in-person and online workshops to help residents learn how to create monarch butterfly habitats. "Monarch butterfly populations have…...
Like I Was Sayin': Seeing bedbugs, our longest-lasting urban pests, in a new light
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (271+ words) Brad Stanhope: Like I Was Sayin" Bedbugs are the Le Bron James of the pest world " thriving long past when they should be done. Respect their game. And give bedbugs credit for being a pest for hundreds of thousands of…...
Two claim Beer-for-a-Butterfly contest
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (369+ words) DAVIS " A lepidopterist and a herpetologist walk into a bar. A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, goes, too. That's exactly what happened on Wednesday when the co-winners of the 2026 Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest celebrated with beer and conversation at a Davis bar....