The northern elephant seal mating season in Ano Nuevo State Park has come to a close, but young pups will linger through March. If you missed this year's raucous, endearing, and at times heartbreaking season, take a look at our photos.
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Scientists from U.C. Santa Cruz are studying the bellowing calls of northern California elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park in hopes of better protecting them. It appears that each of the roughly 4,000 pound males have a unique call and often use it to dissuade others from fighting. Recordings of the thundering sounds...
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A logging permit granted in 2006 to the exclusive and powerful all-male Bohemian Club, based in San Francisco, was revoked by a California judge yesterday on grounds that it did not consider alternative harvesting plans. Every July the club’s glitterati meet for a bacchanal amid its 2,300 acre redwood forest in Sonoma, home to...
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Put dog lovers against bird lovers to a match and guess who wins in the Bay Area? Despite this region’s love of the outdoors, love for Rover proves stronger. Dog power has become a major force in the debate over a national parks department proposal to restrict pooch access to beaches and parks. The...
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A young man was swept away from the bank of the Klamath River by Friday’s tsunami and is presumed dead, making him the first California death from a tsunami in more than 40 years. Around the Bay Area, 18 boats sank in the Santa Cruz Harbor, which is expected to remain closed for the...
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KQED’s Forum will discuss the relief effort underway in Japan. Among the panel of guests are Brad Alexander, spokesman for the California Emergency Management Agency, and Ross Stein, geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park.
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Oakland Local has compiled a list of local and national organizations providing relief funds to people in Japan effected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdowns. If you’re looking to help, check here.
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While Bay Area fishermen are rejoicing over the news of a full salmon fishing season, scientists are telling the Pacific Salmon Commission – a Canadian and U.S. governmental body tasked with implementing the Pacific Salmon Treaty – climate change may be killing the fish. Specifically, warmer water causes them to use more energy and...
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A foot tall wave generated by an 8.9 earthquake in Japan is expected to hit the Bay Area coastline at around 8 a.m. this morning, according to Mayor Ed Lee. Coastal beaches in San Francisco are closed as is the Great Highway. Because the wave will arrive at low tide, no evacuation of low-lying...
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For a decade seagulls have been keeling over in a three-acre area of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, which is a Superfund site. Fish and Game wildlife officials have determined the cause is mold. The birds die after inhaling high concentrations of aspergillus, a naturally occurring fungus associated with decomposing vegetation. The origin of...
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