Father arrested after taking daughter into San Diego Zoo elephant habitat
A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals.
Lava rains from the sky during latest eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna
Video captured a fiery spectacle when Italy's Mount Etna volcano, located in eastern Sicily, erupted causing lava to rain from the sky.
'Unusually aggressive' coyote behind five East Bay attack caught and euthanized
Fish and Game Capt. Patrick Foy said the coyote walked into a trap on Thursday, which had been set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture off Calle de Montana in Moraga.
Resident finds fox running loose inside Los Altos Hills home
Sheriff's deputies were called in to assist a homeowner who found fox running around their home.
Oakland firefighters create safety zone for baby humpback whale
Firefighters protected the baby whale, creating a safety zone around it, and stayed with the young whale until it safely swam back out into the bay.
Satellite images show kelp forest off California coast almost gone
In looking at satellite images of the Sonoma and Mendocino coast going back to 1985, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz found the kelp forest declined by an average of 95% since 2013.
Mountain lion spotted in backyard of Belmont home
A mountain lion was spotted late Friday in the backyard of a Belmont home on the 2300 block of Coronet Boulevard.
Monarch butterflies typically found in winter resting grounds in Mexico declined by 26%
The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes, making 2020 a bad year for the butterflies.
Latest coyote-bite victim speaks out, chalks it up to 'life experience'
John Stevenson says he was taking a break from skateboarding in Lafayette when a coyote came out of nowhere and bit him in the thigh. He shot video after the attack showing the animal calming trotting away afterward.
East Bay man bitten by coyote speaks out
The same coyote bit four other people, attacking them without warning.
Round-the-clock effort to catch coyote after 5th East Bay attack
Contra Costa Animal Services said the latest incident happened on Friday near a Quik Stop in Lafayette.
5th coyote attack in East Bay
The latest attack happened Friday in Lafayette. Henry Lee reports.
Scientists clone first US endangered species, a black-footed ferret
Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago.
Bear bites woman through toilet in outhouse
Shannon Stevens told The AP that she sat down on the toilet and felt something immediately bite her.
1-on-1 with Sharks head coach Bob Boughner
The San Jose Sharks are the only pro sports team currently not allowed to play at home.
Great white shark count up significantly in Monterey Bay
The study found younger great white sharks that are between 5 and 9 feet long and traditionally concentrated in warm waters off northern Mexico and Southern California have moved north since 2014 as water temperatures have warmed.
Scientists link manmade chemicals to cancer in California sea lions
Scientists in California have determined the likely causes of a mysterious cancer that has killed sea lions for years include elements introduced to the ocean by humans.
Researchers discover new whale species in the Gulf of Mexico
Scientists have been tracking this specific animal since the late 1990s but only now have determined the whale is completely unique and in a species of its own.
Yosemite National Park to remain closed after wind damage
Yosemite National Park will remain closed through the weekend after high winds that battered much of California knocked down two giant sequoias and caused millions of dollars in damage.
Gray whale population drops by nearly 25% off U.S. West Coast
Researchers say the population of gray whales off the West Coast of the United States has fallen by nearly one-quarter since 2016, resembling a similar die-off two decades ago.