2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (554+ words) DEAR JOAN: I have recently been dealing with an in-house rodent resident. With the help of a humane exclusion service we finally located its nest in the mattress of my sofa bed! I am now faced with the dilemma of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (524+ words) By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press "Not only are we losing birds, we are losing them faster and faster from year to year," said study co-author Marta Jarzyna, an ecologist at Ohio State University. "Except for forest birds, almost every group…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (542+ words) Earlier this month I started getting emails from animal lovers saying, "Did you know that the Oakland city shelter is going to start euthanizing dogs because they're running out of room?" So I checked it out and called Joe DeVries,…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (565+ words) DEAR JOAN: This will be the fourth spring during which I get a visit from a spotted towhee. I've already heard and seen him. I feel sure it is the same one. He mostly sits in a Japanese maple tree…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (436+ words) For decades, whale watching has been a seasonal ritual along the Sonoma Coast, drawing locals to wind-swept bluffs, binoculars in hand. Now the pastime has earned national notice: Travel + Leisure has declared Sonoma County the best place in the country…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (211+ words) Kelp restoration efforts have begun to address some of the most obvious losses, but the scale of these human intervention activities is smaller than a football field and will never be able to fully compensate for regional losses of kelp....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (624+ words) After years of persistent issues at San Jose's beleaguered animal shelter, a group of welfare advocates finally has had enough. Despite claims of progress made by shelter management and city leaders following a 2024 scathing audit, advocates continued to paint a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (322+ words) When most people think of animal shelters, dogs and cats come to mind. But at many shelters, including Marin Humane, there are lots of other critters looking for their forever homes. One of the more misunderstood animals " that makes a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (425+ words) In the midst of all this rain, the first signs of spring are emerging " a bountiful showing of birds. One in three of us enjoy birdwatching, according to state Fish and Wildlife data, but few pursue the hobby like Jim…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (555+ words) DEAR JOAN:I live in the foothills and for the past two weeks, every morning between 7 and 7:30, a little bird lands on the frame of an upper window in our bedroom and proceeds to peck vigorously several times at the…...