Tag: Southern California

snowy owl
January 10, 2023

Snowy owl makes surprise appearance in California suburb

A snowy owl recently showed up in a suburb of Southern California, making it one of the most southern sightings of the species ever recorded. Its presence attracted a number...

December 21, 2022

Butterfly’s diverse diet may help it survive a changing world

In 2019 and again in 2020, swarms of painted lady butterflies irrupted in the millions in Southern California. People couldn’t drive their cars without the insects crashing into their vehicles’...

April 26, 2022

Baja California frogs suffer from chytrid fungus

Although Baja California, Mexico and Southern California are very close to one another, the same species of frogs in Mexico are having a harder time with a fungal disease that...

Sea lion
May 12, 2015

A Deeper Look at Record Sea Lion Pup Strandings

The California Stranding Network started getting calls at the very beginning of the year. California Sea lion pups (Zalophus californianus) — sometimes three or four in one area in a...