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Bobcat believed hit by car released to Mission Trails Regional Park after 3 weeks of care
San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife rehabilitated the injured male bobcat before it was set free; the goal is to return animals within 10 miles from where they were found • Published Feb 9, 2023
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Reasons for owls hooting draw answers from the mind, heart
Bird scientists will tell you that great horned owls hoot for several reasons. Primarily the nighttime hooting is a territorial claim notifying intruders they are in the owl’s territory. • Published Oct 1, 2022
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Wildlife Photographer Shoots TEN Mountain Lions … in His Backyard in Ramona
Roy Toft has shot video and stills of coyotes, California gray fox, raptors, lynx, opossums, skunks, mule deer and raccoons on his East County property • Published May 20, 2022
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Goats Join the Firefighting Effort in San Diego County
According to Good Shepherds, the goats clear dry brush more efficiently than other known human and mechanical methods • Published February 20, 2022
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Encinitas unanimously approves county's first balloon ban
The Encinitas City Council on Wednesday became the first city in the county to enact a lighter-than-air balloon ban. • Published January 20, 2022
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Wayward Sea Lion Found Miles From Ocean on San Diego Freeway — Not His First Time
SeaWorld rescue team members were able to rescue the critter using three large nets • Published January 7, 2022
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Work begins in phase II of San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration project
Work began this week on Phase II of the San Dieguito Lagoon Wetland Restoration project intended to create a new trail connection, expand river habitat and convert former agricultural fields to tidal wetlands, it was announced Wednesday. • Published January 5, 2022
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San Diego butterfly declared threatened species by US Fish and Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday declared one of Southern California’s rarest butterflies — the Hermes copper butterfly – – as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. • Published December 20, 2021
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Threatened Burrowing Owl Gets Chance to Thrive in the Wild
Conservationists have tested strategies to establish a preserved environment that is as close to the burrowing owl's native habitat as possible, consisting of open grasslands, the burrows needed to survive and plenty of prey • Published March 19, 2021