"Our goal is to use what we learn from this collared animal to work toward recovering the population in the long term," said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young wild boar stands at Joseph D. Grant County Park in Santa Clara County, California. Feral hogs in the state have been found ...

Dan Burton has trapped hundreds of wild pigs for clients of his wildlife control company in Salinas, but even he was startled when he cut one of them open and found blue meat inside. “I’m not talking ...

The imperiled mountain lions of Central and Southern California were granted permanent protection on Thursday, Feb. 12, by the California Fish and Game Commission. By deeming six populations of pumas ...

California ground squirrels at a Northern California regional park have become omnivores, turning prey into predators.

When wild pigs turn blue, it's best to avoid them. That's what the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has advised, anyway, now that the wild pigs in Monterey County have started ...

Wild pigs in California were exposed to a blue-dyed rodenticide, causing some of their tissue to turn blue. The rodenticide, diphacinone, was likely ingested directly or indirectly through other ...

Unexpected exposure to rodenticide is turning California’s wild pigs blue, state authorities say. “I’m not talking about a little blue,” Dan Burton, owner of a wildlife control company in Salinas, ...

Wild pigs in Monterey County were recently found to have blue-colored muscle and fat, a sign that they may have ingested toxic rodenticide bait, according to the California Department of Fish and ...

California’s vast trail network offers visitors and locals alike the chance to see plenty of wildlife. On any given day, in any given state park, you’ll see a plethora of creatures. California’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A pattern of intentional attacks on wild donkeys in Riverside County began in June, according to authorities. At ...

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